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> bool(Array(False, False)) would evaluate to True Isn't that consistent with the built-in `list`, though, because `bool([False, False])` is True?
by pansa2 6y ago
> bool(Array(False, False)) would evaluate to True
Isn't that consistent with the built-in `list`, though, because `bool([False, False])` is True?
- lauriat 6y agoMy explanation was pretty poor, let me rephrase For example, when calling Array((x, y), (z, w)).index((z, w)) the following piece of code is executed bool(Array((x, y)).__eq__((z, w))) = bool(Array(False, False)) If __bool__ returned whether the Array is nonempty, bool(Array(False, False)) would evaluate to True and the method would wrongly return 0. You're right that it would be more clear if __bool__ would behave similarly, but since Array computes operations element-wise, it isn't possible.
- wodenokoto 6y agoI think the complaint is that you are using `bool` as a `all()` call on your Arrays. If you used `all()` in your implementation instead, you could be compatible with the idiomatic use of `bool(my_list)` and the _very_ common `if my_list:` structure could be used with Arrays too (like most people probably would expect from a "better list type") Regardless, Pandas struggles with the same problem, so you are at least in good company :)