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use-implicit-booleaness-not-comparison should not be offered in N-way comparisons #10065

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Bug description

assert a == b == ''

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pylint a.py

Pylint output

C1804: "a == b == ''" can be simplified to "not b", if it is striclty a string, as an empty string is falsey (use-implicit-booleaness-not-comparison-to-string)

Expected behavior

Nothing or an acceptable fix

Pylint version

pylint 3.2.2
astroid 3.2.2
Python 3.9.20 (main, Sep 7 2024, 18:35:26)
[GCC 9.4.0]


pylint 3.3.1
astroid 3.3.5
Python 3.9.20 (main, Sep 7 2024, 18:35:26)
[GCC 9.4.0]

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  1. added
    Needs triage 📥Just created, needs acknowledgment, triage, and proper labelling
    on Nov 4, 2024
  2. added
    False Positive 🦟A message is emitted but nothing is wrong with the code
    and removed
    Needs triage 📥Just created, needs acknowledgment, triage, and proper labelling
    on Nov 5, 2024
  3. added
    Needs PRThis issue is accepted, sufficiently specified and now needs an implementation
    on Nov 5, 2024
  4. added this to the 3.3.5 milestone on Feb 24, 2025
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