On Jul 17, 2018, at 12:18, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > Why use len(...) == 0 instead of not(...)? > > assert not(subdirs := list(path.iterdir())), subdirs
Off-topic, but it’s a style thing. Some style guides (and my personal preference) require to be more explicit when checking for empty sequences. I’ll use a boolean test (e.g. `not` or false-iness) when the subject could be empty, None, or the empty string, and `len() == 0` when the subject is supposed to be a sequence. -Barry
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