[Tutor] Coding

[Alan Gauld]

On 08/12/14 02:24, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

>> Python sees it like:
>>
>> if FirstChoice == ('Coke' or 'Pepsi' or 'Water'):
>>
>> So evaluates the bit in parens first which results in a boolean value of
>> True.
>
>
> Actually it sees it as:
>
> if ((FirstChoice == 'Coke') or 'Pepsi' or 'Water'):
>
> which will always evaluate as True.

Oops, you're right.
Always test...

> # The short way
> if FirstChoice in ('Coke', 'Pepsi', 'Water'):

Which is what I was suggesting so we get to the same end game :-)


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