New submission from John Rogers <[email protected]>:
In Python Language Reference (version 3.7), section 6.9 it states that the
arguments of binary bitwise operators must be integers. However, the following
expressions work without error:
True & False
False | True
True ^ True
Each produces a boolean result (not integer) (False, True, False,
respectively). Also I find that mixing booleans and integers does work too,
though this time it produces integers.
One can easily test it on Python home page's console window. I also tested it
on my Linux box running version 3.5.3. So it appears that it has been
overlooked for quite some time!
As an aside: I do assume that boolean values are *distinct* from integers. If
they are not, then my apologies!
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assignee: docs@python
components: Documentation
messages: 349372
nosy: The Blue Wizard, docs@python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Behaviors of binary bitwise operators contradicting documentation
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.5, Python 3.7
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