Show HN: An inconsistent logic in python 2.7

1 points by obblekk 11y ago ↗ HN

  Python 2.7.6 (default, Nov 21 2013, 15:55:38) [GCC] on linux2
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  >>> True = False
  >>> 3 == 3 == True
  False

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sp332 11y ago ↗

It's not inconsistent. The variable "True" now has the value False. 3 == 3 yields the value True, which is not equal to the value in the variable "True" which is False. You should try:

  >>> True = False
  >>> 3 == 3 == bool("True")