Syntax for an If statement using a boolean

Question

I just recently joined the python3 HypeTrain. However I just wondered how you can use an if statement onto a boolean. Example:

RandomBool = True
# and now how can I check this in an if statement? Like the following:
if RandomBool == True:
    #DoYourThing

And also, can I just switch the value of a boolean like this?

RandomBool1 == True   #Boolean states True
if #AnyThing:
    RandomBool1 = False   #Boolean states False from now on?

"if Check6228 == False: UnboundLocalError: local variable 'Check6228' referenced before assignmen" — Lucidity, Jul 17 '16 at 16:26
Value assignment uses the `=` operator, `==` checks for _equality_. — miradulo, Jul 17 '16 at 16:27
Nah using == was correctly but i found a mistake inb the declaring process! Give me a sec :D — Lucidity, Jul 17 '16 at 16:28
@Lucidity Most likely, as you did in your second example with `RandomBool1 == True`, presuming you hadn't assigned a value to `RandomBool1` before that. — miradulo, Jul 17 '16 at 16:28
Possible duplicate of [Strange PEP8 recommandation on comparing Boolean values to True or False](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4050335/strange-pep8-recommandation-on-comparing-boolean-values-to-true-or-false) — tamerlaha, Oct 26 '17 at 11:38

score 87 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '16 at 16:28

You can change the value of a bool all you want. As for an if:

if randombool == True:

works, but you can also use:

if randombool:

If you want to test whether something is false you can use:

if randombool == False

but you can also use:

if not randombool:

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '21 at 19:55

6

I think You could also just use

if randombool is True:

elif randombool is False:

I don't think you need to use equal signs unless it's an int or float.

Correct me if I'm wrong

answered Apr 03 '21 at 19:55

user15547210

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