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Title: Better `or` doc wording · Issue #100556 · python/cpython · GitHub

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Description: Documentation x or y is documented as: if x is false, then y, else x That looks unnatural/backwards/negated to me. It's not how I think of it. I suggest: if x is true, then x, else y Linked PRs gh-100589 gh-102108 gh-102109

Open Graph Description: Documentation x or y is documented as: if x is false, then y, else x That looks unnatural/backwards/negated to me. It's not how I think of it. I suggest: if x is true, then x, else y Linked PRs gh-...

X Description: Documentation x or y is documented as: if x is false, then y, else x That looks unnatural/backwards/negated to me. It's not how I think of it. I suggest: if x is true, then x, else y Linked PRs...

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