checking if a list is empty

[harrismh777]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> modelled.  Lists do not have truth values in the application domain
> Yes they do. Empty lists are nothing, ergo false, and non-empty lists are
> something, ergo true.
>

No they don't.  Empty lists are empty lists... which just happen to 
become False when type cast  bool(list[])--> False.

lists cannot have a truth... binary False or True... however, when cast 
with bool(list) they can be used in a test (even with 'not') to make 
some decision.

Lists by themselves, empty or not, cannot have a 'truth' in an of 
themselves.


kind regards,
m harris