How to code a series of alternatives

[F. Petitjean]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:28:03 -0000, Scott F <> wrote:
> testvar = bob
I suppose you mean :  testvar = "bob"
 
> # Trial A: This does not work
> if testvar == ("fred" or "bob):
>     statements
How about this ?
if testvar in ("fred", bob"):
    statements
> 
> # Trial B: This does work
> if textvar == "fred" or textvar == "bob":
>     statements
> 
> 
> Trial B is OK for 1 or 2 tests, but gets messy for 5 or 6.  What is the 
> variation of Trial A that will work?  

alternatives = ("one", "two", "three")
if alternative in alternatives:
    # statements


Regards