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Python Boolean Operations |
Python Docs - Boolean Operations
These are the Boolean operations, ordered by ascending priority:
Operation | Result | Notes |
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x or y | if x is false, then y, else x | (1) |
x and y | if x is false, then x, else y | (2) |
not x | if x is false, then True, else False | (3) |
Notes:
- This is a short-circuit operator, so it only evaluates the second argument if the first one is False.
- This is a short-circuit operator, so it only evaluates the second argument if the first one is True.
not
has a lower priority than non-Boolean operators, sonot a == b
is interpreted asnot (a == b)
, anda == not b
is a syntax error.
Examples:
or
:
>>> True or False # Short-circuited at first argument.
True
>>> False or True # Second argument is evaluated.
True
>>> False or False # Second argument is evaluated.
False
and
:
>>> True and False # Short-circuited at first argument.
False
>>> False and True # Second argument is evaluated.
False
>>> True and True # Second argument is evaluated.
True
not
:
>>> not True
False
>>> not False
True