[Tutor] If then else question

[Kent Johnson]

Andrew Robert wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
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> In the middle of an if then else, I have the following line
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> 	elif ch_val == '040' or ch_val == '011' or ch_val == '012':
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> The line works but it is a little ungainly.
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> Anyone have a better way of accomplishing the same thing?

elif ch_val in [ '040', '011', '012' ]:

or maybe you like
elif ch_val in '040 011 012'.split():

Kent