title: How to check if the string is empty?
body: <p>Does Python have something like an empty string variable where you can do:</p>
  
  <pre><code>if myString == string.empty:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Regardless, what's the most elegant way to check for empty string values? I find hard coding <code>""</code> every time for checking an empty string not as good.</p>