What are some other way to rewrite this if block?

[Laxmikant Chitare]

What about this one:
if 0.0 < should_be_on > 24.0 or 0.0 < came_on > 24.0:

Regards,
Laxmikant

On 3/18/13, Santosh Kumar <sntshkmr60 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This simple script is about a public transport, here is the code:
>
> def report_status(should_be_on, came_on):
>     if should_be_on < 0.0 or should_be_on > 24.0 or came_on < 0.0 or
> came_on > 24.0:
>         return 'time not in range'
>     elif should_be_on == came_on:
>         return 'on time'
>     elif should_be_on > came_on:
>         return 'early'
>     elif should_be_on < came_on:
>         return 'delayed'
>     else:
>         return 'something might be wrong'
>
> print(report_status(123, 12.0))
>
> I am looking forward of make the line starting with `if` short.
>
> Any tips are welcome.
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