abhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down124cross-posted to: python@programming.dev
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minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoEmpty sequences being false goes back a lot further than perl, it was already a thing in the first lisp (in fact the empty list was the cannonical false).
Empty sequences being false goes back a lot further than perl, it was already a thing in the first lisp (in fact the empty list was the cannonical false).