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Why can't I use the '|' bitwise operator in this statement? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by milon@lemm.ee to c/python@programming.dev
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if coin == 25 | 10 | 5:

If I replace the '|' with 'or' the code runs just fine. I'm not sure why I can't use '|' in the same statement.

Doing the following doesn't work either:

if coin == 25 | coin == 10 | coin == 5:

I know bitwise operators can only be used with integers, but other then that is there another difference from logical operators?

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[-] Matth78@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't have the answer, but if you are looking to do something like that you could simply do :
if coin in (25, 10, 5):
Or use a list but I think using a tuple is better as your values are fixed.

[-] milon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Yes I did eventually think of that as well but just wanted to understand why '|' wasn't producing the results I expected.

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