Using the Python or Operator (Overview)
There are three Boolean operators in Python: and
, or
, and not
. With them, you can test conditions and decide which execution path your programs will take. In this tutorial, you’ll take a deep dive into the Python or
operator and how to use it.
By the end of this course, you’ll have learned:
- How the Python
or
operator works - How to use the Python
or
operator in Boolean and non-Boolean contexts - What kind of programming problems you can solve by using
or
in Python - How to read and better understand other people’s code when they use some of the special features of the Python
or
operator
You’ll learn how to use the Python or
operator by building some practical examples. Even if you don’t really use all the possibilities that the Python or
operator offers, mastering it will allow you to write better code.
00:00
Welcome to this course on how to use the Python or
operator.
00:05
or
is one of the three Boolean operators in Python. The other two are and
or not
. We use Boolean operators to control the flow of our program, typically in if
statements and while
loops.
00:18
In this course, you will learn how the Python or
operator works, you’ll learn how to syntactically use it in both Boolean and non-Boolean contexts, you’ll figure out where you would want to use it in particular situations, and you’ll learn how to read other people’s code that have taken advantage of how Python executes an or
operation to do some fairly cool programming.
00:44
We’ll get started with a little bit of background on the or
operator.
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