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		actually_a_dog on March 10, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python built-ins worth learning (2019) Wouldn't it be easier to say `if numbers == []: print ("The numbers list is empty")` if your intent is to express "is the list empty?" in the condition?

sritchie on March 10, 2022 [–]

That condition would fail on non-list sequences, like `numbers == (1,2,3)`; the `len` version makes the code more permissive.

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