[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 285: Adding a bool type (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik@pythonware.com
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 18:16:17 +0200

Andrew Koenig wrote:

Specifically: If I want to write a function that answers a yes/no question, I have lots of possible ways of spelling yes (1, 2, "yes", and so on) and lots of possible ways of spelling no (0, {}, None, and so on). There isn't a single preferred way.

if you study real python code, you'll find that there is.