Empty List and Tuples

Question

Why does the below code returns True for Lists and False for Tuples?

def is_it_true (anything):
if anything:
print ("yes, it's true")
else:
print ("no, it's false)

is_it_true( [[]])
Yes, it's true

is_it_true ( (()))
No, it's false

Answer 1

When you create tuples with 1 item, you need to put a comma to tell that the parentheses are used to create a tuple, not to affect operation precedence.
(5,) -> (5,)
(5) -> 5

Answer 2

def abc(anything):
if anything :
print('true')
else:
print('false')

abc(((),))

returns true