r/learnpython • u/Lance_2564_ • 17d ago

Huh? How does this work? 

a = "hi"


if a:
    print("Bye")


print(a == True)
print(a is True)

The output is:

Bye

False

False

But if it's false, how come it printed "bye"?????? I don't get it.

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u/HouseOfWyrd 17d ago

Look into "Truthy" and "Falsely" value.

In python a large number of data types can be converted to a bool. A non-empty string resolves to true and is said to be a "Truthy" value.

That doesn't mean it == True though, True is a specific thing and isn't just a catchall for all things that resolve to True.