Sb no truthy

[samiebee43]

Reviewing the code that colors the laser button I didn't find any obvious cause for a gray button that says "Turn Laser Off".

But I did see this strange utility call. It's defined in Wasatch.PY.

def truthy(flag):
    if flag is None:
        return False

    try:
        if len(flag) > 0:
            return True
    except:
        pass

    return True if flag else False

This is the same thing as how Python already treats values in if-statements.

>>> bool(None)
False
>>> bool([])
False
>>> bool(0)
False
>>> bool("")
False

>>> truthy(None)
False
>>> truthy([])
False
>>> truthy(0)
False
>>> truthy("")
False

# also note that
if bool(x):
    something()
# is the same as
if x:
    something()

Is there any reason this was done besides an abundance of caution in the wake of uncertainty how python treats these cases?

[mzieg]

abundance of caution in the wake of uncertainty how python treats these cases?

That was probably it. I agree that removing this function from Wasatch.PY is a good idea, and will only help troubleshooting issues in the future.