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arod199113 · Feb 13th, 2005, 11:55 AM

say i had a program like this:

a = raw_input("Type either ball, cat, dog, or eat:")
if a == "ball":
     print "abcd"
elif a == "cat":
     print "abcd"
elif a == "dog":
     print "wxyz"
elif a == "eat":
     print "wxyz"

basically if you were type ball or cat it would print abcd
and if you were to type dog or eat it would print wxyz
is it possible to not have to repeat typing: print "abcd" 2 times
like:
if a = "ball" or "cat":
print "abcd"
i know its not done like that i just wanna know if it can be done somehow

Ooble · Feb 13th, 2005, 12:42 PM

Actually, what you've done is pretty much right:

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if a == "ball" or a == "cat":
    print "abcd"

arod199113 · Feb 13th, 2005, 8:27 PM

thanks
i just didnt know exactly how to do it

Ooble · Feb 13th, 2005, 9:03 PM

Enjoy yourself. If you want a book on Python, this one's not only good, but free too:

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python

Feb 13th, 2005, 11:55 AM	#1
arod199113 Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	if elif else say i had a program like this: (Toggle Plain Text) a = raw_input("Type either ball, cat, dog, or eat:") if a == "ball": print "abcd" elif a == "cat": print "abcd" elif a == "dog": print "wxyz" elif a == "eat": print "wxyz" a = raw_input("Type either ball, cat, dog, or eat:") if a == "ball": print "abcd" elif a == "cat": print "abcd" elif a == "dog": print "wxyz" elif a == "eat": print "wxyz" basically if you were type ball or cat it would print abcd and if you were to type dog or eat it would print wxyz is it possible to not have to repeat typing: print "abcd" 2 times like: if a = "ball" or "cat": print "abcd" i know its not done like that i just wanna know if it can be done somehow Last edited by arod199113; Feb 13th, 2005 at 11:58 AM.

Feb 13th, 2005, 12:42 PM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 8	Actually, what you've done is pretty much right: (Toggle Plain Text) if a == "ball" or a == "cat": print "abcd" if a == "ball" or a == "cat": print "abcd" __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Feb 13th, 2005, 9:03 PM	#4
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 8	Enjoy yourself. If you want a book on Python, this one's not only good, but free too: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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Feb 13th, 2005, 8:27 PM	#3
arod199113 Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	thanks i just didnt know exactly how to do it

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