Isn't None supposed to be false?

[Will Ware]

Albert Wagner (alwagner at tcac.net) wrote:
> >>> x = None
> >>> if x:
> ...     print 'false'
> ... else:
> ...     print 'true'
> ...
> true

This, and your other example, are correct behavior. It printed 'true'
because you put the "print 'true'" clause where it would be executed
if x was false. Perhaps you'd be less surprised by these examples:

>>> x = None
>>> if x:
...     print 'true'
... else:
...     print 'false'
...
false
>>> if x == None:
...     print 'true'
... else:
...     print 'false'
...
true

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