[Python-3000] Status of True, False, bool type

[Guido van Rossum]

On 1/1/07, James Thiele <python3now at gmail.com> wrote:
> PEP 3100 states:
> None becomes a keyword [4] (What about True, False?)
>
> Has a decision been made?

No, but I think the argument for making True/False reserved words is
pretty weak.

> Also a bool acts like an int in various contexts. For example:
> >>> True == 1
> True
> >>> False == 0
> True
> >>> 16 + (0 == 0)
> 17
>
> Will this behavior continue?

Yes. Don't confuse Python with Java.

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