[Python-Dev] For review: PEP 285: Adding a bool type

[Guido van Rossum]

> >>> True * 10
> 10
> >>> False * 10
> 0
> 
> If you want to dive into logic here, the only correct output
> would be:
> 
> >>> True * 10
> True
> >>> False * 10
> False

What has logic got to do with this?

> However, this would break even more code... your bool
> type is much more like a bit type (or would have to behave
> like one in order to maintain backwards compatibility).

I never said otherwise.  It behaves exactly like int except for those
operations where the PEP specifies something different.  This is
intentional, since anything else will break too much code.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)