On 22-May-11 15:23 PM, Stef Mientki wrote:
hello,
must of us will not use single bits these days,
but at first sight, this looks funny :
a=2
b=6
a and b
6
a& b
2
a or b
2
a | b
6
cheers,
Stef
5.2. Boolean Operations — and, or, not
These are the Boolean operations, ordered by ascending priority:
Operation Result Notes
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)
The second line is puzzling at first look, but consistent.
It is analogous to the Conditional Expression.
See:
http://docs.python.org/reference/expressions.html#conditional-expressions
Colin W.
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