How can i compare a string which is non null and empty

[Grant Edwards]

On 2007-04-01, Plissken.s at gmail.com <Plissken.s at gmail.com> wrote:

> how can i compare a string which is non null and empty?
[...]
> In java,I do this:
> if (str != null) && (!str.equals("")) ....
>
> how can i do that in python?

If you want to litterally do that, it's

  if (str != None) and (str != ""):
    <whatever>  

However, the standard idiom for doing that in Python is

  if str:
    <whatever>


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