if not python

1a = False
2if not a:
3  #Does this
4
5a = True
6if not a:
7  #Doesn't do this

1# Using "if not" is practically saying that, 'if this condition is false......'
2a = False
3if not a:
4  print("a is False")
5  
6# IS SAME AS:
7
8if a == False:
9  print("a is False")

1li = [1,2,'a','b']
2if 'hello' not in li:
3    print('hello is not in the list')

1x = 10
2if not x:
3    print("True")
4else:
5    print("False")

1boolean = False
2
3if not boolean: #Boolean is false.
4  print("No")
5else: #Boolean is True
6  print("Yes")

1a = False
2if not a:
3    yourFunction()