Surprise to find that False==0 and True == 1, in python ?

Question

just discover that False==0 like in C
(and True==1)

dict={1:1}
dict[False]=42
dict[0]=888
dict[True]=7
print(dict)

return {False:888, 1:7}

PS: work with array too

I thought Boolean would have been a separate case in Python?

Answer 1

According to Python docs, Boolean subsection.

"Boolean values behave like the values 0 and 1, respectively, in almost all contexts, the exception being that when converted to a string, the strings "False" or "True" are returned, respectively."

Any integer except for 0, when converted to bool, is True.