multiple conditions within if statement NOT WORKING when using strings

Asked Apr 08 '19 at 19:15

Active Apr 11 '19 at 14:46

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I am trying to check if colors contain either blue or green with red, and it is not working. Am I suppose to use the "or" operator inside of the pipe " | ". Or am I suppose to have the pipe outside of the parenthesis? I've tried everything and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.

colors = 'red red'

if ('blue|green') and 'red' in colors:
     print(True)

>>> True

edited Apr 11 '19 at 14:46

asked Apr 08 '19 at 19:15

EatSleepCode

That pipe isn't an operator at all; it's just a character in a string. – chepner Apr 11 '19 at 14:24
when use the or operator it still does not work. if('blue' or 'green' and 'red' in colors): – EatSleepCode Apr 11 '19 at 14:47
Did you read the answers to the linked duplicate? – chepner Apr 11 '19 at 15:07
Yes, however those use integer variables within the if statement, and I'm trying use strings for direct comparison. – EatSleepCode Apr 11 '19 at 15:24
The point is, `in` doesn't "distribute" over the Boolean expression. You have to be explicit: `if ("blue" in colors or "green" in colors) and "red" in colors`. The type of values you are looking for isn't relevant. – chepner Apr 11 '19 at 16:30
Oh I see what you're saying! I'll try that out, thank you – EatSleepCode Apr 11 '19 at 16:49

multiple conditions within if statement NOT WORKING when using strings

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