For most developers, this is rarely the intended result. Usually, someone using ~ on a boolean actually wants the logical NOT ( not True ), which correctly returns False . Because of this common point of confusion, the Python steering committee decided to deprecate bitwise inversion on booleans to encourage clearer coding practices. What’s New in Issue #122982?
Python Development Update: Extending the Deprecation Warning for ~bool (Issue #122982) 122982
This blog post addresses in the CPython repository, which focuses on extending the deprecation warning period for bitwise inversion on boolean types in Python. For most developers, this is rarely the intended result
Python’s evolution is often about making the "obvious" way to do things the only way to do things. While Issue #122982 might seem like a minor administrative tweak in the CPython GitHub, it reflects the core philosophy of maintaining a stable, readable, and developer-friendly language. What’s New in Issue #122982
Originally, the plan was to move toward a full error or a more aggressive deprecation schedule. However, Issue #122982 proposes . This extension serves a few key purposes: