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"source": [
"Sebastian Raschka, 03/2014 \n",
"Code was executed in Python 3.4.0"
]
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"###`True` and `False` in the `datetime` module\n",
"\n",
"Pointed out in a nice article **\"A false midnight\"** at [http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/590299/bf73fe823974acea/](http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/590299/bf73fe823974acea/):\n",
"\n",
"*\"it often comes as a big surprise for programmers to find (sometimes by way of a hard-to-reproduce bug) that, \n",
"unlike any other time value, midnight (i.e. datetime.time(0,0,0)) is False. \n",
"A long discussion on the python-ideas mailing list shows that, while surprising, \n",
"that behavior is desirable\u2014at least in some quarters.\"*"
]
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"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"import datetime\n",
"\n",
"print(datetime.time(0,0,0), '(Midnight) evaluates to ', end=\"\")\n",
"if not datetime.time(0,0,0):\n",
" print(False)\n",
"else:\n",
" print(True)\n",
" \n",
"print(datetime.time(1,0,0), '(1 am) evaluates to ', end=\"\")\n",
"if not datetime.time(1,0,0):\n",
" print(False)\n",
"else:\n",
" print(True)"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"00:00:00 (Midnight) evaluates to False\n",
"01:00:00 (1 am) evaluates to True\n"
]
}
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"prompt_number": 12
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Boolean `True`"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_true_val = True\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"print('my_true_val == True:', my_true_val == True)\n",
"print('my_true_val is True:', my_true_val is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_true_val == None:', my_true_val == None)\n",
"print('my_true_val is None:', my_true_val is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_true_val == False:', my_true_val == False)\n",
"print('my_true_val is False:', my_true_val is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_true_val:\n",
" print('\"if my_true_val:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_true_val:\" is False')\n",
" \n",
"if not my_true_val:\n",
" print('\"if not my_true_val:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_true_val:\" is False')"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": []
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Boolean `False`"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_false_val = False\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"print('my_false_val == True:', my_false_val == True)\n",
"print('my_false_val is True:', my_false_val is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_false_val == None:', my_false_val == None)\n",
"print('my_false_val is None:', my_false_val is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_false_val == False:', my_false_val == False)\n",
"print('my_false_val is False:', my_false_val is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_false_val:\n",
" print('\"if my_false_val:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_false_val:\" is False')\n",
" \n",
"if not my_false_val:\n",
" print('\"if not my_false_val:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_false_val:\" is False')"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_false_val == True: False\n",
"my_false_val is True: False\n",
"my_false_val == None: False\n",
"my_false_val is None: False\n",
"my_false_val == False: True\n",
"my_false_val is False: True\n",
"\"if my_false_val:\" is False\n",
"\"if not my_false_val:\" is True\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 76
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## `None` 'value'"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_none_var = None\n",
"\n",
"print('my_none_var == True:', my_none_var == True)\n",
"print('my_none_var is True:', my_none_var is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_none_var == None:', my_none_var == None)\n",
"print('my_none_var is None:', my_none_var is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_none_var == False:', my_none_var == False)\n",
"print('my_none_var is False:', my_none_var is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_none_var:\n",
" print('\"if my_none_var:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_none_var:\" is False')\n",
"\n",
"if not my_none_var:\n",
" print('\"if not my_none_var:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_none_var:\" is False')"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_none_var == True: False\n",
"my_none_var is True: False\n",
"my_none_var == None: True\n",
"my_none_var is None: True\n",
"my_none_var == False: False\n",
"my_none_var is False: False\n",
"\"if my_none_var:\" is False\n",
"\"if not my_none_var:\" is True\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 62
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Empty String"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_empty_string = \"\"\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_string == True:', my_empty_string == True)\n",
"print('my_empty_string is True:', my_empty_string is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_string == None:', my_empty_string == None)\n",
"print('my_empty_string is None:', my_empty_string is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_string == False:', my_empty_string == False)\n",
"print('my_empty_string is False:', my_empty_string is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_empty_string:\n",
" print('\"if my_empty_string:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_empty_string:\" is False')\n",
" \n",
"if not my_empty_string:\n",
" print('\"if not my_empty_string:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_empty_string:\" is False')"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_empty_string == True: False\n",
"my_empty_string is True: False\n",
"my_empty_string == None: False\n",
"my_empty_string is None: False\n",
"my_empty_string == False: False\n",
"my_empty_string is False: False\n",
"\"if my_empty_string:\" is False\n",
"\"if my_empty_string:\" is True\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 61
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Empty List\n",
"It is generally not a good idea to use the `==` to check for empty lists. "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_empty_list = []\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_list == True:', my_empty_list == True)\n",
"print('my_empty_list is True:', my_empty_list is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_list == None:', my_empty_list == None)\n",
"print('my_empty_list is None:', my_empty_list is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_empty_list == False:', my_empty_list == False)\n",
"print('my_empty_list is False:', my_empty_list is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_empty_list:\n",
" print('\"if my_empty_list:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_empty_list:\" is False')\n",
" \n",
"if not my_empty_list:\n",
" print('\"if not my_empty_list:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_empty_list:\" is False')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
" \n"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_empty_list == True: False\n",
"my_empty_list is True: False\n",
"my_empty_list == None: False\n",
"my_empty_list is None: False\n",
"my_empty_list == False: False\n",
"my_empty_list is False: False\n",
"\"if my_empty_list:\" is False\n",
"\"if not my_empty_list:\" is True\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 67
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## [0]-List"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_zero_list = [0]\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"print('my_zero_list == True:', my_zero_list == True)\n",
"print('my_zero_list is True:', my_zero_list is True)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_zero_list == None:', my_zero_list == None)\n",
"print('my_zero_list is None:', my_zero_list is None)\n",
"\n",
"print('my_zero_list == False:', my_zero_list == False)\n",
"print('my_zero_list is False:', my_zero_list is False)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if my_zero_list:\n",
" print('\"if my_zero_list:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if my_zero_list:\" is False')\n",
" \n",
"if not my_zero_list:\n",
" print('\"if not my_zero_list:\" is True')\n",
"else:\n",
" print('\"if not my_zero_list:\" is False')"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_zero_list == True: False\n",
"my_zero_list is True: False\n",
"my_zero_list == None: False\n",
"my_zero_list is None: False\n",
"my_zero_list == False: False\n",
"my_zero_list is False: False\n",
"\"if my_zero_list:\" is True\n",
"\"if not my_zero_list:\" is False\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 70
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## List comparison \n",
"List comparisons are a handy way to show the difference between `==` and `is`. \n",
"While `==` is rather evaluating the equality of the value, `is` is checking if two objects are equal.\n",
"The examples below show that we can assign a pointer to the same list object by using `=`, e.g., `list1 = list2`. If we want to make a copy of the list values, we have to make a little "
]
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"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [
"my_first_list = [1]\n",
"my_second_list = [1]\n",
"print('my_first_list == my_second_list:', my_first_list == my_second_list)\n",
"print('my_first_list is my_second_list:', my_first_list is my_second_list)\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"my_third_list = my_first_list\n",
"print('my_first_list == my_third_list:', my_first_list == my_third_list)\n",
"print('my_first_list is my_third_list:', my_first_list is my_third_list)\n",
"\n",
"my_fourth_list = my_first_list[:]\n",
"print('my_first_list == my_fourth_list:', my_first_list == my_fourth_list)\n",
"print('my_first_list is my_fourth_list:', my_first_list is my_fourth_list)"
],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"output_type": "stream",
"stream": "stdout",
"text": [
"my_first_list == my_second_list: True\n",
"my_first_list is my_second_list: False\n",
"my_first_list == my_third_list: True\n",
"my_first_list is my_third_list: True\n",
"my_first_list == my_fourth_list: True\n",
"my_first_list is my_fourth_list: False\n"
]
}
],
"prompt_number": 82
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"collapsed": false,
"input": [],
"language": "python",
"metadata": {},
"outputs": []
}
],
"metadata": {}
}
]
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