reason why there is no "if Empty" in python

Programmer Question

the zen of python says "Explicit is better than implicit."

i find that an is Empty to check whether some sequence is empty is so much more explicit than implicit booleanness

if some_sequence is Empty:
  fill_sequence(some_sequence)

compare with

if not some_sequence:
  fill_sequence(some_sequence)

this gets even more confusing with some unfavorably choosen variable names

if saved:
  mess_up()

compare with

if saved is not Empty:
  mess_up()

see also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/53513/python-what-is-the-best-way-to-check-if-a-list-is-empty i find it ironic that the most voted answer claims that implicit is pythonic.

so is there a higher reason why there is no is Empty in python?

Find the answer here