simple syntax question

[speedskis777]

You are missing that the first argument is true.
Any string value other than "" is evaluated to True.

Okay I get it now, thanks!

Clear example of what's going on for anyone else:

var = 10
var == True

Evaluates false, because 10 is not the same as True, and like the thread above noted, any non-empty string will be changed to True.