[Python-Dev] Boolean transition

[Christian Tismer]

Christian Tismer wrote:

> Tim Peters wrote:
> 
>>>>    days_in_year = 365 + is_leap(year)
>>>>
>>
>> [Greg Ewing]
>>
>>> This is bug-prone, because it relies on is_leap always
>>> returning a "normalised" boolean value.
>>
> ...
> 
> 
>>> ...
>>> and similarly
>>>
>>>  days_in_year = 365 + 1 if is_leap(year) else 0
>>>
>>> (Yes, I know that one's already been rejected. I can't stop
>>> liking it, though...)
>>>
>>
>> Heh.  I immediately read that as
>>
>>     days_in_year = (365 + 1) if is_leap(year) else 0
>>
>> I'm old enough to wish reality played along <wink>.
> 
> 
> 
> If I would calculate my age using the above formula, it would
> be about 34. A fountain of youth!


Oh, sorry, I was even worse! My age would be 11 :-))

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