Re: [Zope] testing for "REQUEST is not None"

Andy McKay wrote:

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if REQUEST:

Because this tests it against more than being just None. For example an empty dict, string of zero length etc would all pass.

Thanks, but that part I understand. I should have asked: in what case would REQUEST be such a thing, instead of a Request instance? Is it to catch users who deliberately add '&REQUEST=&..' to their query string? - Willem