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diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst index fb27857..571e6fa 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst @@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ returned; otherwise, *y* is evaluated and the resulting value is returned. The expression ``x or y`` first evaluates *x*; if *x* is true, its value is returned; otherwise, *y* is evaluated and the resulting value is returned. -(Note that neither :keyword:`and` nor :keyword:`or` restrict the value and type +Note that neither :keyword:`and` nor :keyword:`or` restrict the value and type they return to ``False`` and ``True``, but rather return the last evaluated argument. This is sometimes useful, e.g., if ``s`` is a string that should be replaced by a default value if it is empty, the expression ``s or 'foo'`` yields |