(Really simple question) Having multiple values for a variable in an if statement?

Question

I'm a python newbie and I know this is super simple by I can't find the proper answer. I wrote some code to annoy my friend George that's designed to say 'this person is cool' for any answer you input except 'George'

uncool = "George"
if input("Who do you think is cool?\n") == uncool:
    print("this person is not cool")
else:
    print("This person is cool")

I know this is simple: I want to make it so that both "George" and "george" are values for the 'uncool' variable. I've tried putting them both in a list, but that meant that typing just 'George' or 'george' on its own didn't work anymore. How do i edit this code so the if statement is triggered by multiple different values?

@nithin11: Though that (assuming both values are converted to matching case) also allows `"gEorGe"` and the like to count as "uncool". If it's just two things to match, you'd go with `if input("Who do you think is cool?\n") in ("George", "george"):` or the like. — ShadowRanger, Dec 14 '20 at 19:25

Saeed · Answer 1 · 2020-12-15T06:54:05.997

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You simply need to use lower() function in your code:

uncool = "George".lower()
if input("Who do you think is cool?\n").lower() == uncool:
    print("this person is not cool")
else:
    print("This person is cool")

Result:

Who do you think is cool?
george
this person is not cool

Another result:

Who do you think is cool?
gEorge
this person is not cool

edited Dec 15 '20 at 06:54

answered Dec 14 '20 at 19:24

Saeed

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In [How to Answer](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer), note the section *Answer Well-Asked Questions*, and therein the bullet point regarding questions that "have been asked and answered many times before". – Charles Duffy Dec 14 '20 at 19:25
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Fix your answer. Your Result section is not the result. Besides, you should use lower() on the input value as well. – RufusVS Dec 14 '20 at 19:27

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 14 '20 at 19:23

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userinput = input("Who do you think is cool?\n")
if userinput  == "George" or userinput == "george":
    print("this person is not cool")
else:
    print("This person is cool")

answered Dec 14 '20 at 19:23

Cagri

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What about `"gEorge"`? – erip Dec 14 '20 at 19:24
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I accept using `lower()` function would do better but he only asked for `George` and `george`. So, I provided a different and simpler approach. – Cagri Dec 14 '20 at 19:26

(Really simple question) Having multiple values for a variable in an if statement?

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