[Python-Dev] ACCEPTED: PEP 285 (original) (raw)

Martin v. Loewis martin@v.loewis.de
04 Apr 2002 20:47:07 +0200

Neal Norwitz <neal@metaslash.com> writes:

def test(a): if a is True: print 'True' if a == False: print 'False'

generates these warnings: test.py:2: Should not assign to True, it is (or will be) a builtin test.py:3: Should not assign to False, it is (or will be) a builtin

While Gustavo suggests to let pass 'a is True', I recommend to give a warning for this - people who want to see whether something is True should write 'True is a'.

Regards, Martin