In Python why does a 'False' string, via Input function is considered as Truthy instead of Falsy?

Question

In Python, why a 'False' input entry via input function is being considered as a Truthy?

For e.g. in the below code block,

a_value = input('Enter the a value :')
b_value = input('Enter the b value :')
print('a_value =', bool(a_value))
print('b_value =', bool(b_value))

and the Output is,

Enter the a value :False
Enter the b value :False
a_value = True
b_value = True

as far as I understood, 'False' string is considered as 'Falsy'. Can someone explain why, please?

Because it's non-empty. See https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#truth-value-testing — jonrsharpe, Jul 01 '20 at 06:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '20 at 06:56

1

as far as I understood, 'False' string is considered as 'Falsy'

No, the only falsy string is ''.

>>> bool('')
False

answered Jul 01 '20 at 06:56

timgeb

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '20 at 06:58

0

Any non-empty string is considered truthy regardless of the contents; therefore, 'False' is a truthy value as observed.

answered Jul 01 '20 at 06:58

TheMonarch

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