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Introducing or

Introducing or


print 'a' or 'b'                                         

print '' or 'b'                                          

print '' or [] or {}                                     

def sidefx(): 
     print "in sidefx()" 
     return 1 
'a' or sidefx()                                    


#If any value is true, or returns that value immediately. 
#In this case, 'a' is the first true value.

#or evaluates '', which is false, then 'b', which is true, and returns 'b'.

#If all values are false, or returns the last value. or evaluates '', 
#which is false, then [], which is false, then {}, which is false, and returns {}.

#Note that or evaluates values only until it finds one that is true in a boolean 
#context, and then it ignores the rest.








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