Simplify empty dictionary/None check

[himalayanZephyr]

Simplifying empty dictionary/None check

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[hugovk]

And change the other six occurrences?

We can then also flip from:

if not val:
    ... # do when no val
else:
    ... # do when val

To:

if val:
    ... # do when val
else:
    ... # do when no val

[hugovk]

And can these be called when val is something that is not None or dict, but still evaluates to false here? And if so, does it behave correctly?

[hugovk]

@himalayanZephyr, please can you check the questions above?