[Python-Dev] bool conversion wart?

[Greg Ewing]

Guido van Rossum wrote:

> How would this change be helpful? I'm utterly mystified by these
> suggestions that bool would be more useful if it didn't behave like an
> int in arithmetic.

I think there's a desire by some people to get rid of
unnecessary conceptual baggage left over for historical
reasons. Those people are mystified as to why anyone
would *want* a boolean to behave like an int.

Personally I'm +0 on this. I wouldn't object if it
happened, but I'm not pushing for it.

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Greg