[Tutor] Help with if-elif-else structure

[TheIrda]

let me rephrase.

They code say:

If roll[0] >15 :
......
elif roll[0] <= 15:
....

If the code arrive to the elif, it is for sure <= 15.

Cheers.

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Il giorno 26/ago/2011, alle ore 17:21, "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad at jpmorgan.com> ha scritto:

>> if roll[0] > 15:
>>    .........
>> elif roll[0] <=15:  <--- this is redundant. already checked for > 15 so if here is always <= 15
>>     if roll[1] >= 2:
>> 
>> you can change with:
>> 
>> elif roll[1] >= 2:
> 
> That is not true. The first one looks at index [0], while the second one is index[1]. 
> 
>>> if roll[0] > 15:
>>>  if roll[1] >= 2:
>>>      print("Success")
>>>  elif roll[2] >= 2:
>>>      print("Critical failure!")
> 
> This will print "Success" if the first roll is greater than 15 AND second roll is 2 or greater. 
> 
> It will print "Critical failure!" if the first roll is greater than 15 AND the second roll is less than 2 AND the third roll is 2 or greater.
> 
> Ramit
> 
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> From: tutor-bounces+ramit.prasad=jpmorgan.com at python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces+ramit.prasad=jpmorgan.com at python.org] On Behalf Of TheIrda
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:55 AM
> To: Christopher King
> Cc: python mail list
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with if-elif-else structure
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm quite new on python, so don't hit too hard if I'm wrong ;)
> 
> 
> A question on the logic... Does this means
> 
> if roll[0] > 15:
>    if roll[1] >= 2:
>        print("Success")
>    elif roll[2] >= 2:
>        print("Critical failure!")
> 
> 
> that rolling multiple 1's get the priority on rolling multiple 6's? I mean result > 15 and 2 1's is always a critical success even if multiple 6 are rolled?
> 
> also
> 
> if roll[0] > 15:
>    .........
> elif roll[0] <=15:  <--- this is redundant. already checked for > 15 so if here is always <= 15
>     if roll[1] >= 2:
> 
> you can change with:
> 
> elif roll[1] >= 2:
> 
> 
> 
> And... which is the RPG name ? :p
> Cheers
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