> I just stared at this a long time: > > >>> 'a' in 'a' # fine > 1 > >>> 'a' in 'a' == 1 # what? > 0 > >>> 'a' in 'b' # fine > 0 > >>> 'a' in 'b' == 0 # what? > 0 > >>> > > It's "correct". I've been using Python longer than Guido <wink>, and I'm > amazed this is the first time I got bit by this! Here's a hint: > > >>> 'a' in 'a' == 'a' > 1 > >>> > > thank-god-for-dis.dis-ly y'rs - tim Yeah, I ran into the same when converting some has_key() tests to using 'in'. I guess it's not very common since nobody in their right minds should want to compare the result of an 'in' test to anything else. The has_key() tests did something like "assert d.has_key(k)==1" and the mindless translation of that is "assert k in d == 1"... Didn't-need-dis-though-ly y'rs, --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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