[Tutor] Misc question about scoping

[ALAN GAULD]

> Are you arguing that the if/else form is better than simply casting 
> to bool because it is more explicit? 

No, I'm simply offering a reason to use if/else in the general sense.

In practice, for this specific case, I'd go with the bool(expr) form.

 Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn To Program website
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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