Two question from a newbie

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Peter Bittner writes:
 >  1.) How do I implement ORs and ANDs in an if-statment?
 > 
 >    - e.g. I'd like to have this C-code in Python:
 > 
 >    if (x.mode == "view" || x.mode == "modify")
 >       myMode = x.mode;

    if (x.mode == "view" or x.mode == "modify"):
       myMode = x.mode


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.	  <fdrake at acm.org>
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