abhi9u@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPython Performance: Why 'if not list' is 2x Faster Than Using len()blog.codingconfessions.comexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down125
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minus-squareBlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNot really, generators have weird truthiness, i don’t remember if they evaluate to true or false, but they cannot be checked for emptiness so they default to either always true or always false.
Not really, generators have weird truthiness, i don’t remember if they evaluate to true or false, but they cannot be checked for emptiness so they default to either always true or always false.