Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!lightspeed.eweka.nl!lightspeed.eweka.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.065 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:question': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'record,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'question': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'this.': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'no,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'similar': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'answer.': 0.68; '"not': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=mq0rw2KpuLgbGtNIMQHsF2hA5s5VaU4queSeiuiZ6Hk=; b=lwXaP7ldLeekFwF5GpIZYCy8mtsVc9SExzPsCFOBhP9u70n4irn0lkOFq8nqfVJbCN PvuVt86VBt/rw1jBjk7D9XlEPv2WdT03WdCmRMvkr3Q7kHmC/ak56c2RWu+3325ggcwu sbkbM8+0HsUONLgsp5M9GDztt1CyNvPXFUmKNexxP1C0nF3+jt557+1+TI/OsjsEtZcZ 6wX1X5wA8bUBjYEuvzizI8vjQj9K0ezA3KAT1970IwBAdcclSnTmGqhCINRoRYtvMSdj GzcVYYYiQdd4GwaZyI7pb2ud9opSxbgcOpIHrnHKcB9sxb8uaUH97KyL3TmCxYN0V4Um yOeA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.204.43 with SMTP id kv11mr21357922lac.25.1412551443762; Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:24:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 16:24:03 -0700 Subject: Re: Practice question From: C Smith To: Ned Batchelder Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:19:54 +0200 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1412579995 news.xs4all.nl 2929 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43182 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Bytes: 3700 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2780933302 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:78739 14 wrote: > On 10/5/14 7:02 PM, Seymore4Head wrote: >> >> For the record, I don't want a hint. I want the answer. >> I see a practice question is similar to this. >> 15 <= x < 30 And it wants a similar expression that is equivalent. >> So the right answer is 15<= x or x <30 > > > No, "15 <= x < 30" is equivalent to "15 <= x and x < 30". > >> but one of the other answers is >> not (15<= x and x <30) > > > You are speaking ambiguously. Which did you mean: > a) one of the other answers isn't "15 <= x and x < 30", or: > b) one of the other answers is "not (15 <= x and x < 30)" ? > > -- > Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list