How do 'and' and 'or' act with non-boolean values in Python? [duplicate]

Answer 1

A and B returns A if A is false, or B otherwise:

>>> 0 and 1
0
>>> False and True
False
>>> True and 'yes'
'yes'
>>> True and ''
''

Similarly, 'A or B' returns A if A is true, or B otherwise:

>>> 0 or 1
1
>>> False or True
True
>>> '' or 'yes'
'yes'
>>> False or ''
''
>>> 'yes' or ''
'yes'