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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:52:56 +1000
Subject: Re: Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> wrote:
>>>> bool = int
>

Any language that allows you to do this is either awesome or
terrifying. Come to think of it, there's not a lot of difference.

Chris Angelico