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Blog post where someone used Python quirks to evaluate false == true (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Does anyone remember an old blog post where someone used various Python language hacks to override boolean primitives, such that the statement false == true evaluated as true? I'm 90% sure it was python, but maybe it was some other language.

I've been looking for that post recently, but haven't had any luck.

Thanks to antagonistic for finding it! I guess it was less of an "exploit", and more of a "please don't touch the loaded foot-gun"

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[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

all builtin constants are capitalised.

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

All… five of them!

The other 7 are all lowercase. (One of you ignore site)

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 month ago

yeah but dunders usually aren't included in counts

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And they also don't follow the conventions for constants otherwise, which are all caps.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 1 month ago

i think we're talking about different things.