String is null or empty

Question

Ok, here are some easy points. PyBinding came with this script:

def IsNotNull(value):
    return value is not None

It is close, but what I want is this.

bool IsNotNullOrEmpty(string value) {
    return (value != null) && (value.Length > 0 );
}

Answer 1

To check if a string is empty you would use len. Try this:

def IsNotNull(value):
    return value is not None and len(value) > 0

Answer 2

You should not be doing this in a function. Instead you should just use:

if someStringOrNone: