Heres the following code:
while True:
if turtle.xcor() >= 350 or <= -350:
print 'yes'
it always prints 'yes'
help?
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2`or <= -350:` is nonsense, not sure how this even works – ForceBru Apr 24 '16 at 14:50
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1I doubt it can *ever* `print 'yes'`, given that your condition is clearly a `SyntaxError`. – jonrsharpe Apr 24 '16 at 14:51
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Also see [this duplcate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15112125/how-do-i-test-one-variable-against-multiple-values) – Cory Kramer Apr 24 '16 at 14:55
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change
if turtle.xcor() >= 350 or <= -350: #this has a syntax error
to
if turtle.xcor() >= 350 or turtle.xcor() <= -350:
or
if abs(turtle.xcor()) >= 350: # thanks – @vaultah
or
if not 350 <= turtle.xcor() >= -350: # thanks - @jonrsharpe
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See the comment left for you by @rto32, [in the revision history](http://stackoverflow.com/revisions/36824677/3). – Mogsdad May 09 '16 at 12:46
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1@Mogsdad I corrected it, I don't know why I didn't notice it before I am blind – Donat Pants May 09 '16 at 19:49
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Your code should not print anything as there is a syntax error.
You could write
while True:
if not (-350 < turtle.xcor() < 350):
print 'yes'
See Python documentation for this shortcut notation, which is seldom found in other languages. Also while the parentheses are not required in this case (see operator precedence), I think they add some clarity to the expression.
