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[Steven D'Aprano]

On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:46:32 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:


> # Display booleans differently if x is True:
>     ... display flag
> else:
>     ... display number
> 
> which would be better represented with "if isinstance(x, bool):"

Given that True is a singleton, it is redundant to write

if isinstance(x, bool) and x:


I'd write "if x is True" if I really, honestly wanted True specifically.



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Steven D'Aprano
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