Hans Fangohr wrote: > In [2]: 2 in [1,2,3] == True > Out[2]: False > > Why does [2] return False? Would people agree that this is a bug?
No, not a bug. Don't be too quick to blame your tools! The equivalent expression is In [1]: (2 in [1,2,3]) and ([1,2,3]==False) Out[1]: False 'in' is considered a comparison operator and can be chained with other comparisons. For a clearer example, consider In [2]: 2 < 3 < 4 Out[2]: True which is not the same as In [3]: 2 < (3 < 4) Out[3]: False or In [4]: (2 < 3) < 4 Out[4]: True It is equivalent to In [5]: (2 < 3) and (3 < 4) Out[5]: True See http://docs.python.org/ref/comparisons.html Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
