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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: basic BASIC question
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:37:04 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:38:58 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> $ type bool.py
> def test(expr):
>      print("true" if expr else "false")

Trying to shortcut your language design by not having an explicit boolean 
type is a really bad idea.

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