On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 12:50 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi
> I think the following syntax's:
>
> if foo in foobar or bar in foobar or baz in foobar:
> pass
> if foo in foobar and bar in foobar and baz in foobar:
> pass
>
> can be more readable and shorter if written as:
>
> if foo or bar or baz in foobar:
> pass
> if foo and bar and baz in foobar:
> pass
>
> maybe for "is" instead of:
>
> if foobar is foo or foobar is bar or foobar is baz:
> pass
>
> if foobar is foo or bar or baz:
> pass
>
> now the recommended syntax translate to this: (I think so)
>
> if foo (IS NOT '0' or None or empty) or bar (IS NOT '0' or None or empty) or
> baz in foobar
>
> so probably we must introduce a new type of 'or' (I recommend the CAPITAL
> "OR","AND") so this:
>
> if foo OR bar OR baz in foobar:
> pass
>
> translates to this:
>
> if foo in foobar or bar in foobar or baz in foobar:
> pass
If you're testing if any of several things is in a collection, you
probably should consider set intersection instead :)
if {foo, bar, baz} & foobar:
pass
ChrisA
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