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What are some other way to rewrite this if block?

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This simple script is about a public transport, here is the code:

def report_status(should_be_on, came_on):
    if should_be_on < 0.0 or should_be_on > 24.0 or came_on < 0.0 or
came_on > 24.0:
        return 'time not in range'
    elif should_be_on == came_on:
        return 'on time'
    elif should_be_on > came_on:
        return 'early'
    elif should_be_on < came_on:
        return 'delayed'
    else:
        return 'something might be wrong'

print(report_status(123, 12.0))

I am looking forward of make the line starting with `if` short.

Any tips are welcome.

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What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Santosh Kumar <sntshkmr60@gmail.com> - 2013-03-18 19:26 +0530
  Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-03-18 16:10 +0200
    Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2013-03-18 14:43 +0000
      Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-03-18 16:53 +0200
  Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com> - 2013-03-18 07:18 -0700
  Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-03-18 15:10 +0000
    Re: What are some other way to rewrite this if block? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-03-19 02:24 +1100

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