gh-37683: some shortcuts using bool
fixes suggested by `ruff --select=SIM210`
namely use `bool` for concision
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URL: https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/37683
Reported by: Frédéric Chapoton
Reviewer(s): Matthias Köppe, Travis Scrimshaw
