boolean 'and' in Python

Question

Can somebody explain the reasoning behind the following tests ??

>>> 1 and True
True
>>> {'foo': 'Foo'} and True
True
>>> {} and True
{}
>>>

Answer 1

Python doesn't have a boolean and or boolean or. Its and and or operators are coalescing, which means that they return the first non-true or true operand, or the second operand.