Getting Syntax Errors with > and < signs?

Question

if number <10 and >90: 
    print(f"Your score is {number}, you go together like coke and mentos.")
elif number >= 40 and <= 50:
    print(f"Your score is {number}, you are alright together.")
else:
    print(f"Your score is {number}.")

File "main.py", line 34
    if number <10 and >90: 
                      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I'm very new to learning Python and I can't understand why I'm getting an error here. Any help is appreciated.

Edit: Thanks for the help. Yes, I accidentally typed 'and' instead of 'or' for the first statement. And the problem was I wasn't putting the variable name in front of each >/<.

How could your number be less than 10 and greater than 90 at the same time? — Mark Ransom, Dec 27 '21 at 05:25

BrokenBenchmark · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-27T05:16:59.813

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You need to specify the variable being compared for every inequality in the conditionals; Python won't infer that information for you.

So:

if number <10 and >90:

should be

if number <10 and number>90: # This condition will never fire, since a number can't be less than 10 and above 90. You might want to use 'or' rather than 'and' here.

and

elif number >= 40 and <= 50:

should be

elif number >= 40 and number <= 50:

edited Dec 27 '21 at 05:16

answered Dec 27 '21 at 05:13

BrokenBenchmark

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I think OP might have wanted to use "or" rather than "and" here. Edited. – BrokenBenchmark Dec 27 '21 at 05:17
Yes, might be. @BrokenBenchmark – Ch3steR Dec 27 '21 at 05:18
That was the problem...thanks man! – mc_pulp Dec 27 '21 at 05:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 27 '21 at 05:21

I guess you are trying to achieve,

1st condition - where the number is less than 10 or greater than 90.

2nd condition - where the number can be greater than or equal to 40 and less than or equal to 50.

if number < 10 or number > 90: 
    print(f"Your score is {number}, you go together like coke and mentos.")
elif 40 <= number <= 50:
    print(f"Your score is {number}, you are alright together.")
else:
    print(f"Your score is {number}.")

Getting Syntax Errors with > and < signs?

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