What is the difference between if x: and if x == True:

if x: checks the truthiness of the object x in a logical context. This means that the condition will be true if x is not "empty"" or an equivalent of False (for example, 0, None, an empty list, an empty string, etc.).

if x == True: checks whether the object x is exactly equal to the value True. This is a more strict comparison.

Example:

x = 1
if x:
    print("x is true")  # Will be printed

if x == True:
    print("x equals True")  # Will not be printed, because 1 != True

x = True
if x == True:
    print("x equals True")  # Will be printed

Thus, if x: is more versatile and considers all true values, while if x == True: checks for strict equality with the boolean True.