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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Membership

Grayson Jones
Grayson Jones
550 Points
Posted by Grayson Jones
Grayson Jones
550 Points

Syntax?

No idea

membership.py 
time = 15

store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
store_open = True if time in store_hours
else store_open = False

2 Answers

Richard Lambert
PLUS
Richard Lambert
Courses Plus Student 7,180 Points
Richard Lambert
Richard Lambert
Courses Plus Student 7,180 Points

Hello mate,

In Python, indentation is important as it is used to delineate code blocks. The Python Documentation shows the correct format for an if-else statement.

Membership.py 
time = 15

store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]

if time in store_hours:
    store_open = True
else:
    store_open = False

Hope this helps

Eduardo Parra San Jose
Eduardo Parra San Jose
12,579 Points
Eduardo Parra San Jose
Eduardo Parra San Jose
12,579 Points

Hi,

In my experience, when you use the if statement in that way, it works a bit different:

<return_value> if <condition> else <return_value_if_condition_is_not_met>

So if you want to use it for this challenge, you can do:

time = 15

store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
store_open = True if time in store_hours else False

I hope it helps.

Many thanks. Have a nice weekend,