Isn't bool __invert__ behaviour "strange"?

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

"The C++ standard provides _operator keywords_ (Fig. 21.8) that
can be used in place of several C++ operators." (Deitel & Deitel,
2001; 1082).

Thanks. Only if I'd known that earlier

Regards,


Björn

 

[John Roth]

Ok, shame on me, I completely overlooked "not" and it surprises myself
because it's not like I haven't used it, I just didn't see "not" as an
operator, maybe because i can't find a __not__ method in bool class.
(Is it hidden somewhere or is computed in some other way?)

None of the boolean operators have magic methods.
PEP 335 addresses this issue, but it's been sitting
there for over two years with no action. It's probably
lost any traction it ever had.

John Roth

 

[MonkeeSage]

Thanks. Only if I'd known that earlier

NP. I had to look it up 'cause I'd never seen them used either.

Regards,
Jordan

 

[Nick Vatamaniuc]

Perhaps it will be addressed in 3.0...

I hope True and False could become keywords eventually. That would stop
silliness like:
---------------------
In [1]: False=True

In [2]: not False
Out[2]: False

In [3]: False
Out[3]: True