Why do non-zero integers evaluate to True, but not equal True(n == True; n > 1)?

Asked Jul 11 '17 at 06:18

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For instance, in an interactive Python 3.5 session,

>>> True if 5 else False
True
>>> True if 5 == True else False
False

Bonus question: why is 1 the exception?

>>> True if 1 == True else False
True

asked Jul 11 '17 at 06:18

greedIsGoodAha

True coerces to 1. – selbie Jul 11 '17 at 06:20
`True` equals to `1` and `False ` equals to 0 in boolean logic. – ShivaGaire Jul 11 '17 at 06:22
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@GeekSambhu in Python's implementation you mean. This is invalid in C#: `true == 5` gives a syntax error. – Bart Friederichs Jul 11 '17 at 06:28
@BartFriederichs Thanks, booleans are actually integers in python – ShivaGaire Jul 11 '17 at 06:30

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