how to use a comma to separate two strings in a variable in python

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I am a beginner to python and am working on python 3.6.5 , I was trying to create a Chatbot but I don't understand how to use a comma to separate the two strings(red and Red) because the shell says that it is an invalid syntax(the comma is highlighted but nothing else). What have I done wrong?:

colour=input("What is  your favourite colour? ")  
if colour=="red", "Red":  
    print("Red is my favourite colour as well")

note:I know this question is very similar to others on the forum but considering I am only a beginner (I literally started learning python on friday) the answers for the other question were a bit confusing because they had different code,so I asked this question using what I am learning.

@theausome errr... no... `and` is pretty much what you don't want when checking the same variable against multiple values :) — Jon Clements, Apr 21 '18 at 17:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '18 at 17:08

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Use in

colour= input("What is  your favourite colour? ")  
if colour in ("red", "Red"):  
    print("Red is my favourite colour as well")

answered Apr 21 '18 at 17:08

rafaelc

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Thank you for your answer, it worked! – smiley21 Apr 21 '18 at 17:11

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '18 at 17:14

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You could you use if colour in ['red', 'Red', 'RED', 'ReD'] as mentionned earlier, or you could just sanitize the input:

colour= input("What is  your favourite colour? ")
if colour.lower() == "red":
    print("Red is my favourite colour as well")

answered Apr 21 '18 at 17:14

JulienCoo

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how to use a comma to separate two strings in a variable in python

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