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Mon Feb 23 17:34:01 EST 2004

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Scott F <sdfATexpertuneDOTcom> writes:

> testvar = bob
> 
> # Trial A: This does not work
> if testvar == ("fred" or "bob):
>     statements
> 
> # Trial B: This does work
> if textvar == "fred" or textvar == "bob":
>     statements
> 
> Trial B is OK for 1 or 2 tests, but gets messy for 5 or 6.  What is the 
> variation of Trial A that will work?  

if testvar in ("fred","bob"):
   statements

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