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From: Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
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Subject: Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function
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candide <candide@free.invalid> writes:

> Is the bool_equivalent() function really equivalent to the bool()
> built-in function ?

The ‘bool’ built-in is not a function.

    >>> type(bool)
    <type 'type'>

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