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

Willem Broekema <willem@pastelhorn.com> wrote:

If a method in a Zope product has REQUEST as optional parameter: def something(self, REQUEST=None):

why is the REQUEST always compared with None: if REQUEST is not None: instead of just: if REQUEST:

1. it's more explicit (REQUEST is not a boolean) 2. it's faster Florent -- Florent Guillaume, Nuxeo (Paris, France) +33 1 40 33 79 87 http://nuxeo.com mailto:fg@nuxeo.com