How can I check if a var is one of 2 strings in python?

Question

in this code, I want to check if the user typed the URL with "http" in it and after that, check if the SSL var is http or https, but I want it to ignore the caps (http or HTTP)

SSL = input(" Does your site have (http) or (https)? >> ")
URL = input(" Your URL >> ")
if "http" not in URL:
    if SSL == "http":  # I want SSL to be http or HTTP
        print("I work!")

Does this answer your question? [Comparing a string to multiple items in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6838238/comparing-a-string-to-multiple-items-in-python) — Gino Mempin, Jun 29 '20 at 23:28
Or `SSL in ['http', 'HTTP']` if you don't want to allow things like `hTtP` — fas, Jun 29 '20 at 23:28
BTW: it can begood to use `strip()` to remove spaces which someone would type accidently and it may not see them on screen. `SSL.strip().lower() == 'http'` — furas, Jun 30 '20 at 00:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 29 '20 at 23:27

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Try:

if SSL in ('http', 'HTTP'):

for arbitrary lists of values or

if SSL.lower() == 'http':

for case insensitivity (but note that "hTTp" will also match in this case)

answered Jun 29 '20 at 23:27

audiodude

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 29 '20 at 23:27

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Use the lower() method:

SSL = input(" Does your site have (http) or (https)? >> ")
URL = input(" Your URL >> ")
if "http" not in URL:
    if SSL.lower() == "http":  # I want SSL to be http or HTTP
        print("I work!")

answered Jun 29 '20 at 23:27

adamgy

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How can I check if a var is one of 2 strings in python?

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