programming logical functions: myand, myor and mynot

[Jeff Shannon]

Gernot wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to implement the functions myand, myor and mynot. They should have
> the same effect as the known boolean operators and, or and not.
>
> The trick is that I am not allowed to use the boolean operators and, or and
> not.
>
> This is what I tried:
> -----------
> x = raw_input("Type something (x): ")
> y = raw_input("Type something (y): ")
>
> def myand(x,y):
>     if bool(x) == 1:
>         if bool(y) == 1:
>          return 1
>     return 0
>
> if und(x,y) ==1:
>     print "true"
> else:
>     print "false"
> --------------
>
> I think, the idea is not that wrong, but anyway, it doesn´t work! It has
> something to do with "bool (x)", I think. Maybe this is something like a
> module which i have to "activate" first??

There is no bool() in Python.  You'll have to build your own.  But at least
you've got a decent start on your homework.

Jeff Shannon
Technician/Programmer
Credit International