The syntax of operators [Solved]

[rinrin]

I was wondering whether there's an elegant way of listing multiple "or" conditions. Currently, I do it like this:

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if (month == 1) or (month == 3) or (month == 5) or (month == 7) or (month == 8) or (month == 10) or (month == 12):

...but that's really long. Is there a shorter way to write it? Why does the variable name (month) have to be repeated for every "or" (is there a way to state it just once?)

[JinzouTamashii]

Start here... http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGu ... rogrammers

May I humbly suggest http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/python/? This will be what I use to teach myself if I can't find a programmer for UDOU.

[rinrin]

Thank you, I'll take a look.

[JinzouTamashii]

I had it bookmarked, but it's at my work computer. Look for things dealing with operators and lists.

[Vorsic]

What if you did something like

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$ possibleMonths = [1,3,5,7,8,10,12]

Then did

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if month in possibleMonths:

I haven't tried it, but I think it would work.

[rinrin]

I just tested it and it works!
Thank you!