Isn't bool __invert__ behaviour "strange"?

[Steve Holden]

MonkeeSage wrote:
> Hi Saizan,
> 
> I don't really see anything wrong with creating a custom class for
> evaluating those kinds of logical statements. It does make the code for
> statements more concise and easy to follow (with less binding
> ambiguity). Mabye something like this would help:
> 
> class logic(int):
>   def __sub__(self):
>     return logic(not self)
>   def eval(self, statement):
>     return bool(statement)
>   def make_logical(self, *args):
>     out = []
>     for arg in args:
>       out.append(logic(arg))
>     return out
> 
> l = logic()
> # init a buch of variables (or a list) at once
> x, y, z = l.make_logical(True, False, True)
> # or one at a time
> v = logic(False)
> # evaluate a statement
> print l.eval((x and y) or (-z or -v)) # True
> 
Is this a serious suggestion, or simply an attempt at sardonic obscurantism?

regards
  Steve
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