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Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function

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Am 18.04.2011 21:58, schrieb John Nagle:
>     This is typical for languages which backed into a "bool" type,
> rather than having one designed in.  The usual result is a boolean
> type with numerical semantics, like
> 
>  >>> True + True
> 2

I find the behavior rather useful. It allows multi-xor tests like:

if a + b + c + d != 1:
    raise ValueError("Exactly one of a, b, c or d must be true.")

Christian

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  Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-04-16 13:58 -0700
    Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-17 07:38 +1000
      Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2011-04-17 01:51 +0200
        Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-04-16 17:16 -0700
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                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2011-04-18 12:58 -0700
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-04-19 12:18 +1200
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-04-19 03:39 +0200
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Kushal Kumaran <kushal.kumaran+python@gmail.com> - 2011-04-19 11:53 +0530
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              Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function candide <candide@free.invalid> - 2011-04-18 01:22 +0200
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-18 09:46 +1000
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-04-18 12:08 +1200
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-04-18 00:22 +0000
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-18 10:52 +1000
                Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-18 10:01 +0000
            Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Daniel Kluev <dan.kluev@gmail.com> - 2011-04-17 21:11 +1100
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        Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-18 10:36 +1000
      Re: Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-18 11:52 +1000
      Re: Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Dave Angel <davea@ieee.org> - 2011-04-17 21:46 -0400
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        Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-04-19 12:22 +1200
      Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-04-17 22:49 -0700
        Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-04-18 06:14 +0000
      Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-04-18 16:03 +1000
  Re: Equivalent code to the bool() built-in function Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-17 07:13 +1000
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