Python evaluates 0 as False

Question

In the Python console:

>>> a = 0
>>> if a:
...   print \"L\"
... 
>>> a = 1
>>> if a:
...   print \"L\"
... 
L
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Answer 1

0 is a falsy value in python

Falsy values: from (2.7) documentation:

zero of any numeric type, for example, 0, 0L, 0.0, 0j.