Python check empty string | Example code

The most elegant way would probably be to simply check an empty string if it’s true or falsy in Python.

Use if statement evaluated to False or True in a Boolean context if they are empty or not. They are not equal to False or True.

if not myString:

For example check an empty string in Python

Empty strings are “falsy” (python 2 or python 3 references), which means they are considered false in a Boolean context, so you can just do this:

my_string = ""

if not my_string:
    print("The string is empty")
else:
    print("The string is not empty")

Output:

Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Python string topic.

Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)

Windows 10

Python 3.10.1

All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.