[7bit]

No better based on what criteria? In what language? This is typical in Python and done even by core-devs. It is how the language was designed and it was designed to support that.

[nothrabannosir]

In the "akshually" sense. "Zen of programming" (or "I'm smart because I use the word monoid unironically").

"If is an anti pattern", "null values are an anti pattern", "`string' is an anti-type", "util libraries are an anti pattern", etc.

And of course "boolean is an anti type" but let's not get into that. :D

(Nor into the value of "idiomatic python" as an argument on healthy programming habits....)

[7bit]

Ah got it. Based on personal opinion. Thanks for explaining.

[nothrabannosir]

You’re welcome! ;)