Differnces between 'and ' & ' non-and'?

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Hi.

I’m learning if, elif, else in Python and making drinking age caculator in a class. That’s a code I just made.

age = int(input("How old are you?"))
if age < 18 :
 print ("You can't drink.")
else :
  print ("Go ahead!")

I wanted to put a recommendation to drink wine for age 18~35, so created a code.

if 18<=age<=35 :
  print ("We recommend you to drink a glass of grape wine!")

However, in the lecture, they put a differential code.

if age >=18 and age<=35 :
  print ("We recommend you to drink a glass of grape wine!")

In sum, I wonder the differences between the codes that I created and they fomulated.

Thanks for reading.

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Does that code work? I don’t think it would, but maybe I’m wrong.

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Hi. When I put number 18, it says “We recommend you to drink a glass of grape wine!” as I coded. It works though. Do you think it is safe to think that and is not nessary when I put some limitations in number(int)?

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Hi @aleich067056 !
I tested both codes, and I found that the one that you formulated correctly outputs the text if the user’s age was 22, for example.

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Hi @aleich067056 ! Could you explain what you meant by:

Thanks!

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I’m curious, as I’d like to do ifs like that if possible. What are the outputs when the inputs are 17, 22, and 40?

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Thanks for your attention.

It means just to make more limit in numbers(1,2,3,4… ,<-- are they called ‘int’, aren’t they? ) on a variable.
(ex. age is variable → 1<age<6 43<age<66)—> put limitations on number(int)

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Python supports chained comparison, the results are ‘and-ed’ together.

1 <= x < 3 is the same as 1 <= x and x < 3

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As I coded, it is subject to “else” which is located in the first code, so says “Go ahead!”, when put 22, 40. But if you put 17, it would say “You can’t drink.”

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You learn something every day. Thanks for the information!

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I have to learn everyday. Thank you for your reply. Have a nice day.

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Hi @aleich067056 !
If your problem is solved, you can mark the post that helped you most as the Solution.

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