Check if a list is empty in Python
David Y.
—The Problem
How do I check if a list is empty in Python?
The Solution
The Python style guide, PEP-8, recommends checking whether a list (or other sequence) is False to determine that it is empty. For example:
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empty_list = [] if not empty_list: print("The list is empty.")
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