[Tutor] How to handle conjunction operators

[bob gailer]

On 11/27/2011 1:52 PM, surya k wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could you please tell me why this isn't working and how can I make it 
> possible...
>
> Consider this code..
     name = raw_input("Enter your first name: ")
     if name[0] == ("m" or "f" or "b") :
        rhyme = name[1:]

> What I want here is.. If the name starts with 'm' or 'f' or 'b', The 
> first letter should be removed.
> But this isn't happening here.
Hugh answered your question.

I add - let's analyze name[0] == ("m" or "f" or "b")

"m" or "f" or "b" gets evaluated first. The result is "m" (the first 
non-false value)

then name[0] == "m" gets evaluated, which may be true or false.


the shortest way is name[0] in "mfb"

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Bob Gailer
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