Python Empty strings are “falsy” (python 2 or python 3 references), which means they are considered false in a Boolean context, so you have to just do this:
if not myString:
Example code test empty string in python
Simple python example code. The most elegant way would probably be to simply check if its true or falsy,
string = ""
if not string:
print("Empty String!")
Output:

Do comment if you have any doubts and 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.