python: Add __bool__ helpers in addition to __nonzero__

Python 3 uses __bool__ instead of __nonzero__ when performing a
Boolean comparison.

Change-Id: I85185bbe136ecae67346fa23569e24edd7329222
Signed-off-by: Andreas Sandberg <andreas.sandberg@arm.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/15996
Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/python/m5/params.py b/src/python/m5/params.py
index 09aaa5af7..b5de6ef6d 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/params.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/params.py
@@ -829,9 +829,12 @@ class Bool(ParamValue):
 
     # implement truth value testing for Bool parameters so that these params
     # evaluate correctly during the python configuration phase
-    def __nonzero__(self):
+    def __bool__(self):
         return bool(self.value)
 
+    # Python 2.7 uses __nonzero__ instead of __bool__
+    __nonzero__ = __bool__
+
     def ini_str(self):
         if self.value:
             return 'true'
diff --git a/src/python/m5/util/smartdict.py b/src/python/m5/util/smartdict.py
index 61e48ddba..76b7eb4f8 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/util/smartdict.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/util/smartdict.py
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ class Variable(str):
         return toLong(str(self))
     def __float__(self):
         return toFloat(str(self))
-    def __nonzero__(self):
+    def __bool__(self):
         return toBool(str(self))
+    # Python 2.7 uses __nonzero__ instead of __bool__
+    __nonzero__ = __bool__
     def convert(self, other):
         t = type(other)
         if t == bool:
@@ -107,9 +109,12 @@ class UndefinedVariable(object):
     """Placeholder class to represent undefined variables.  Will
     generally cause an exception whenever it is used, but evaluates to
     zero for boolean truth testing such as in an if statement"""
-    def __nonzero__(self):
+    def __bool__(self):
         return False
 
+    # Python 2.7 uses __nonzero__ instead of __bool__
+    __nonzero__ = __bool__
+
 class SmartDict(attrdict):
     """Dictionary class that holds strings, but intelligently converts
     those strings to other types depending on their usage"""