How to check if the string is empty?

Question

Does Python have something like an empty string variable where you can do:

if myString == string.empty:

Regardless, what\'s the most elegan

Answer 1

If you just use

not var1 

it is not possible to difference a variable which is boolean False from an empty string '':

var1 = ''
not var1
> True

var1 = False
not var1
> True

However, if you add a simple condition to your script, the difference is made:

var1  = False
not var1 and var1 != ''
> True

var1 = ''
not var1 and var1 != ''
> False