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The case of whether or not to judge none

If not X

If X is None

If not X is None

If X is not None "is the best way to do it, clear, without errors, and persist in using this notation later.

Use if not x this is the premise that you must be clear that x equals None, False, empty string "", 0, empty list [], empty Dictionary {}, empty tuple () does not affect your judgment.

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There are three main ways to judge whether a variable is a none in the code:

The first is the ' if X is None ';

The second type is ' if not x: ';

The third kind of ' if not X is None ' (this sentence understands more clearly ' if not ' (x is None) ').

If you think it makes no difference, then you should be careful, there is a hole in it. First look at the code:

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2. >>> x = 1
4. >>> not x
6. False
8. >>> x = [1]
10. >>> not x
12. False
14. >>> x = 0
16. >>> not x
18. True
20. >>> x = [0] # you don ' t want to fall in this one.
22. >>> not x
24. False

In Python none, False, empty string "", 0, empty list [], empty Dictionary {}, empty tuple () are equivalent to false, i.e.:

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1. <strong>not None = = Not False = = not "= = not 0 = = Not [] = = Not {} = = not () </strong>

So when using the list, if you want to differentiate between x==[] and x==none two cases, then ' if not x: ' Will cause problems:

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2. >>> x = []
4. >>> y = None
6. >>>
8. >>> x is None
10. False
12. >>> y is None
14. True
16. >>>
18. >>>
20. >>> not x
22. True
24. >>> not y
26. True
28. >>>
30. >>>
32. >>> not x is None
34. >>> True
36. >>> not y is None
38. False
40. >>>

You may be trying to determine if X is None, but you have judged the situation of ' x==[', and in this case it will be indistinguishable.

For Pythoner accustomed to using if not X, it must be clear that x equals None, False, empty string "", 0, empty list [], empty Dictionary {}, empty tuple () does not affect your judgment.

And for ' If X is not none ' and ' if not X is None ', it is obvious that the former is clearer, and the latter may misinterpret the reader as ' if ' is none ', so recommend the former, and this is Google's recommended style

Conclusion:

' If x is isn't None ' is the best way to do it, clear, without errors, and stick with it later.

The premise of using if not X is that you must be clear that x equals None, False, empty string "", 0, empty list [], empty Dictionary {}, and empty tuple () do not affect your judgment.

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However, this does not apply to the case where the variable is a function, reproduced below from: https://github.com/wklken/stackoverflow-py-top-qa/blob/master/contents/qa-control-flow.md

The difference between foo is none and foo = = None

Problem link

如果比较相同的对象实例，is总是返回True 而 == 最终取决于 "eq()"

>>> class foo(object):    def __eq__(self, other):        return True>>> f = foo()>>> f == NoneTrue>>> f is NoneFalse>>> list1 = [1, 2, 3]>>> list2 = [1, 2, 3]>>> list1==list2True>>> list1 is list2False

Other than that

the not in Python is exactly what it is, for example, a heartfelt thanks

Boolean true and False,not true for False,not false to True, the following are a few common uses of not: (1) do not with the logical judgment if the expression is false, and the statement after the colon is executed. For example: a = Falseif not a:   (here because A is false, so not A is true)    print "Hello" here can output the result Hello (2) determine whether the element is in a list or dictionary, if a not in B,a is a meta b is a list or dictionary, which means that if a isn't in list B, then the statement after the colon is executed, such as: a = 5b = [1, 2, 3]if a not in B:    print "Hello" can also output the result hello

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