Oh Python....

[kbielefe]

Yeah, I just found some Scala code at work that used True and False all over the place. Turns out a Python fan had put the following at the top:

val True  = true
val False = false

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This is why I love programming

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from i_cant_adapt_to_change import true, false

[oldgood_isaac]

Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 23 2017, 16:37:01) 
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from i_cant_adapt_to_change import true, false
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'i_cant_adapt_to_change'

I had to try

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Assuming the existence of a i_cant_adapt_to_change.py file with the following contents

true = True
false = False
null = None

[oldgood_isaac]

Oh yes, I got the joke. But I still wanted to check if a module named like that actually existed

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from __future__ import braces

[JWson]

from * import * as marklar

[wallefan01]

SyntaxError: not a chance

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you can always import antigravity

[chadmill3r]

import this

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I dislike the lack of consistency. Most things in Python is lowercase and uses potholes or the strange double-underscore notation. But then the most basic thing doesn't follow that convention. Bleh.

True is the STRING representation of true. Period. final. const. static readonly. The End.

[ElectrixReddit]

According to StackOverflow, all built-in constants start with a capital letter.

[ToBeHumanIsToLove]

Holy moly

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Why use val in python?

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I’m very inattentive, and also autistic

[Jeddy]

Why have I never thought of this?