cannot switch the value of the variable in python

Question

act = 0
Muscle_Input = input("Please input muscle you wish to activate: ")
if Muscle_Input == ["a", "A"]:
    act = 1
elif Muscle_Input == ["b", "B",]:
    act = 2
print(act)

I planned to use the variable switch to activate while loops, but every time I attempt to run the script It refuses to change the "act" variable from 0.

`Muscle_Input == ["a", "A"]` you're checking to see if your input equals a list. — dfundako, Oct 26 '20 at 14:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '20 at 14:33

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input returns a string.

Muscle_Input therefore will NEVER == ["a", "A"] (since that is a list)

instead try

if Muscle_Input in ("a", "A"):

answered Oct 26 '20 at 14:33

Paul Becotte

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Thank you very much, I was very confused about this problem and it now works. – YoloBaconSwag Oct 26 '20 at 16:30
Great- if it solved your problem, feel free to mark the question as solved ;) Welcome to stackoverflow – Paul Becotte Oct 26 '20 at 18:33

cannot switch the value of the variable in python

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