[issue28072] Empty Strings are not parsed to None.

[Ethan Furman]

Ethan Furman added the comment:

Empty strings are empty strings, not None.

An better way for your code example would be:

def ...():
    if url:
       ....
    else:
       raise URLError(...URL cannot be empty...)

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nosy: +ethan.furman
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed
type:  -> behavior

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