comparison to False should be 'if cond is False:' or 'if not cond:

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while line_number < dictionary_elements_number and validation_bool == False:

getting this error when i run it throught pep8 E712 comparison to False should be 'if cond is False:' or 'if not cond:'
isn’t that a bit weird?

Asked By: Clara

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Answer 1

From PEP8 documentation:

Comparisons to singletons like None should always be done with is or
is not, never the equality operators.

I guess False is also a singleton.

Answer 2

while line_number < dictionary_elements_number and validation_bool is False:

Answered By: user20836921

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