[Tutor] Empty list validation

[C S Shyam Sundar]

One another simple method is to check its count using the *len *method.

eg:

if len(mylist) == 0:
     print "empty list"

This is particularly useful in situations where checking emptiness alone is
not enough.

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 8:24 PM, W W <srilyk at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>> def empty_or_not(mylist):
> ...     if mylist:
> ...         print "Not empty"
> ...     elif not mylist:
> ...         print "Empty!"
> ...
> >>> empty_or_not([])
> Empty!
> >>> foo = []
> >>> empty_or_not(foo)
> Empty!
> >>> foo.append('hi')
> >>> empty_or_not(foo)
> Not empty
>
> My guess is that if any object is empty, it's considered "not".
>
> HTH,
> Wayne
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:25 AM, qsqgeekyogdty at tiscali.co.uk
> <qsqgeekyogdty at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hello
> > Sorry if this is a basic question, but how do I check if list is empty
> > or not and return True or False ;)
> > Thanks
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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