[Baypiggies] What is happening here with true/false comparisons

[Kevin Wright]

On Jan 25, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Max Slimmer wrote:

> Can anyone explain the following:
>
> >>> a = 1
> >>> b = 2
> >>> alist = [5,6]
> >>> print a in alist
> False
>
> >>> a in alist == b in alist
> False
> >>> a in alist == a in alist
> False
> >>> bool(a in alist) == bool(b in alist)      # this does what we  
> expect
> True
> >>> c = 5
> >>> c in alist == c in alist
> False
> >>>

I assume it has to do with precedence:

 >>> (c in alist) == (c in alist)
True

Using the parentheses insures you are making the correct comparison

>
> max
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