Avoid repeating variable when comparing it to different characters (x == a or x == b or x==...)

Question

Like in the following code; how do I avoid repeating "char =="?

for char in s:
    if char == 'a' or char == 'e' or char == 'i' or char == 'o' or char == 'u':
        do...

Is it possible to approximate the second line to what one would say in natural language: "if char is equal to a, e, i, o, or u..." ?

Oh! wasn't it simple? Thanks a lot Sislam! Wouldn't it be more useful if you put the answer as an answer instead of as comment so that people know is an answer? — Martin, Nov 30 '16 at 12:05
[Comparing a string to multiple items in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/q/6838238/2301450) — vaultah, Nov 30 '16 at 12:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '16 at 12:04

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You can use the in-operator to check if a char exists in a string:

if char in "aeiou":
    #Do something

answered Nov 30 '16 at 12:04

Cleared

So you can make the characters into a string and not only avoids repeating the variable, but also " == " and "or"! Supernice and simple! – Martin Nov 30 '16 at 12:26

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