Basic Python Question

Question

Guys this code is working, the output is 0:

x=5
y=False
print(x*y)

So I tried this code:

x=int(input())
y=bool(input())
print(x*y)

I used the input as:
x=5
y=False

I was expecting output to be 0. But it was 5. I didn't really get it. False means 0. So 5*0 has to be 0. Can you please explain why the output is 5?

Answer 1

Your argument to bool() is a string by input function, not a False boolean value.
Try
y = bool( False) #y = False

bool("False") returns True.

Answer 2

input() function returns a string, in your case it will be:
- In the first input x input() returns "5" which is the argument to int() function that will convert to an integer
x=int("5") -> x=5
- In the second input y input() returns "False" which is the argument to bool() function that will convert to a boolean. In this case "False" (a string) is not a none value that implies converting to True otherwise False
y=bool("False") -> y=True

So the output of your print(5*True) or print(5*1) will be 5.

I hope this helps you to understand better.