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On 2014-06-19 17:21, Peter Pearson wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:25:23 +0100, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> [snip]
>> and then you can say:
>>
>>      def myCase(c):
>>          if len(c) < 8 or len(c) > 80:
>>              return False
>>
>>          if c in mySet:
>>              return False
>>
>>          return True
>>
>> which can be shortened to:
>>
>>      def myCase(c):
>>          return 8 <= len(c) <= 80 and c in mySet
>
> Don't you mean . . .
>
>          return 8 <= len(c) <= 80 and c not in mySet
> ?
>
Yes, you're right.