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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T11:08:51+00:00 2026-05-28T11:08:51+00:00

I thought this should print "False", why is it printing "True"? >>> class Foo(object):

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I thought this should print "False", why is it printing "True"?

>>> class Foo(object):
...   def __bool__(self):
...     return False
... 
>>> f = Foo()
>>> if f:
...   print "True"
... else:
...   print "False"
... 
True
>>>
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    2026-05-28T11:08:52+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 11:08 am

    You should define __nonzero__() in Python 2.x. It was only renamed to __bool__() in Python 3.x. (The name __nonzero__() actually predates the introduction of the bool type by many years.)

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