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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Creating a Memory Game Class Review

Posted by Charles Blackburn
Charles Blackburn
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If "falling_leaves" starts as False, wouldn't "if not self.falling_leaves" equate to "if self.falling_leaves = True"?

I do not understand why this program would change falling_leaves to True when the condition asks "if not self.falling_leaves"... Doesn't this mean if self.falling_leaves is not false, because of the not and the original condition of falling_leaves being false?

1 Answer

Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Hey Charles Blackburn ! :wave:

I had to really stare at this quiz question for a while as well to understand why it was made this way. It's, as you mentioned, going to always return True given the code used.

I believe though that this is a way for the user to kind of "activate" (set) a "fall" (autumn) state if that makes sense. Not necessarily a "getter" for the "fall" state.