PEP 285: Adding a bool type

[Magnus Lie Hetland]

In article <gIpq8.44728$pT1.1266378 at news1.tin.it>, Alex Martelli wrote:
>Jeff Shannon wrote:
>        ...
>> (FWIW, this was the first time I've seen the Something vs.
>> Nothing distinction pointed out explicitly.  I think that this
>> explanation of how Python determines truth is exceptionally
>> clear, 
>
>Hear, hear.
>
>> and I think that the tutorial should be modified to
>> include this terminology.)
>
>Seconded.  _I_ am going to steal it (if I get Laura's permission,
>and if the PEP is rejected) for the Nutshell, for sure...

Yup. An excellent distinction. I'm tempted to re-edit the chapter on
conditionals in (the upcoming) Instant Python...

Laura: I think your post was brilliant.

>
>Alex
>

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