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On 07/15/2016 09:04 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:

> Just that suggesting that python's bool notion is straightforward is an
> unnecessary lie – especially to newbies.

Python's boolean concept is as simple as it gets -- what is not straightforward about it?

--
~Ethan~