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When the and-or Trick Fails

When the and-or Trick Fails


a = "" 
b = "second" 
print 1 and a or b


# Since a is an empty string, which is false in a boolean context, 
#1 and '' evaluates to '', and then '' or 'second' evaluates to 'second'.








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