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Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class....

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class....
Date 2015-01-07 12:01 +0200
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Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info>:

> int 0 is a falsey object
> NoneType None is a falsey object
> str 'hello' is a truthy object
> float 23.0 is a truthy object

I prefer the Scheme way:

   #f is a falsey object

   everything else is a truthy object


Marko

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Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2015-01-06 18:01 -0800
  Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-07 08:10 +0000
    Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-07 19:21 +1100
    Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-07 12:01 +0200
      Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-08 10:46 +1100
        Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-08 08:21 +0200
          Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 07:57 -0700
            Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-08 21:41 +0200
          Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Chris Kaynor <ckaynor@zindagigames.com> - 2015-01-08 10:44 -0800
            Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-09 23:27 +1100
              Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-09 23:43 +1100
                Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-09 16:28 +0200
                Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-09 07:06 -0800
                Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-10 02:14 +1100
                Re: Comparisons and sorting of a numeric class.... Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-09 17:16 +0200

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