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Re: while loop - multiple condition

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Date 2014-10-13 06:22 +1100
Subject Re: while loop - multiple condition
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.14801.1413141753.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 6:16 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> The corrected version
>
>     while ans.lower() != 'yes' and ans.lower()[0] != 'y':
>          ans = input('Do you like python?')
>
> is equivalent with
>
>     while ans.lower()[0] != 'y':

It's true that the first part is redundant, but trimming that out
wouldn't have taught the OP about boolean logic :)

ChrisA

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Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 05:03 +1100
  Re: while loop - multiple condition Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-10-12 22:16 +0300
    Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 06:22 +1100
    Re: while loop - multiple condition Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2014-10-12 15:42 -0500
      Re: while loop - multiple condition Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-13 09:56 +1100
        Re: while loop - multiple condition Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-13 09:12 -0700
          Re: while loop - multiple condition Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 09:26 -0700
            Re: while loop - multiple condition Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2014-10-13 09:43 -0700
              Re: while loop - multiple condition Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 10:12 -0700
                Re: while loop - multiple condition Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 16:08 -0600
                Re: while loop - multiple condition wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-10-13 23:34 -0700
      Re: while loop - multiple condition giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> - 2014-10-15 01:04 +0200
        Re: while loop - multiple condition Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 10:16 +1100

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