simple syntax question

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Evaluates false, because 10 is not the same as True

This is not a good example,as it's the bool() value of 10 that normally in almost all cases is used in conditions with if statements and loops.

>>> var = 10
>>> bool(var) 
True
>>> bool(var) == True
True

# So if test with "if" var is True
>>> if var:
...     print('This is True')
...     
This is True

Also in first code you use or without if statements which is not normal.

>>> "/" or "*"
'/'
>>> "Hello" or "*"
'Hello'
>>> "" or "*"
'*'

# Here get a True or False value because use "if"
>>> if "/" or "*":
...     print('This is True')
... else:    
...     print('This is False')
...     
This is True

# Both False then is False
>>> if 0 or "":
...     print('This is True')
... else:    
...     print('This is False')
...     
This is False

Quiz True or False in this list?

>>> lst = ['a', '', {}, (), 9, 0, [], None, ('hello'), {'a': 99}]
>>> [bool(i) for i in lst]

Result

Output:
[True, False, False, False, True, False, False, False, True, True]