Is if a or b preferred over if any([a, b])?

[harupy]

if a or b:  # b is not evaluated if a is truthy
   ...

# vs.

if any([a, b]):  # evaluates both a and b
   ...

a and b are arbitrary expressions. Does this deserve a new rule?

[Akshat111111]

A conditional expression can be used to verify if either an or b is true while optimizing the evaluation of b if an is already true. Here's an improved method:

result = a if a else b
if result:
    # code 

[boolean-light]

Python Boolean operations will perform short-circuiting so probably a or b is better in terms of readability.