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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? |
| Date | 2013-08-28 06:33 -0400 |
| References | <155b0796-147b-4132-adf0-e73c0e30969a@googlegroups.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.300.1377686649.19984.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 8/28/2013 4:57 AM, Piotr Dobrogost wrote: > Having repr(None) == 'None' is sure the right thing but why does str(None) == 'None'? Wouldn't it be more correct if it was an empty string? No. There is no reason to be different. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Piotr Dobrogost <p@google-groups-2013.dobrogost.net> - 2013-08-28 01:57 -0700
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-28 06:33 -0400
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-28 12:21 +0000
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-08-29 04:43 -0600
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 01:57 +0000
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-30 02:44 +0000
Re: Why is str(None) == 'None' and not an empty string? Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2013-08-30 06:59 +1000
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