Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.albasani.net!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.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 0.089 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.83; '*S*': 0.01; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'ans': 0.16; 'be:': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'true:': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'mon,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'pass': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; '13,': 0.31; 'could': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.38; 'even': 0.60; 'expression': 0.60; 'break': 0.61; 'taking': 0.65; 'account': 0.65; 'condition.': 0.84; 'gelonida': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 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:cc :content-type; bh=Mhfx9jgl/IG4h9Oj46su18k/+LApPyvRC+/QUHyJRjo=; b=JhfRskCbdNrkcPyIkOmzLcfTiNGS0MoW47YTJsjlTop3enCwEab/A3fPjso5Kg/pGG ZkaYs0gEieV2Dbrbh43Y6rqX3NGVSiroNFln9TH6LjP1O636sMukh35oi1LvrPvFaFlV 4vm9ZSK17cfCy1eUebg+B6hFtNE2m+3Ac0r5B4OmYV3nBtCZgafPwIrn1V2M6NnHVnSK 8TkmDnP7MpH6OB4neV6Jr5kgmdW29AGVRGskrUqkg83esCMcuOJBsHU2jJhKYI9AA/Jd 76p7WsLVXB0OWS/lN2arrWLhc70WfN8RH5N7OiwstdsYNronTKx+LQNikeAJnT+yvzRf DQDg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.43.94.7 with SMTP id bw7mr35310161icc.26.1413201540929; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:59:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:59:00 +1100 Subject: Re: while loop - multiple condition From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1413201543 news.xs4all.nl 2954 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34340 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:79044 On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Gelonida N wrote: > Taking into account the Steven's suggestion about using the 'in' expression > it could be: > > > while True: > ans = input('Do you like python?') > if ans.lower() in ('yes', 'y'): > break Or, even simpler: Use an active condition. while input('Do you like python?') not in ('yes', 'y'): pass ChrisA