[Tutor] How to make comparison work

[Gregg Martinson]

I have been working through a fairly simple process to teach myself python
and I am running into a problem with a comparison.  Can anyone tell me
where I am going wrong?

#!/usr/bin/env python

class Team(object):
    code = ""
    opponents_debated=[]
    wins=0
    losses=0
    competitors=[]

    def __init__(self, code):
        self.code = code
        self.competitors.append(code)
        #self.school_teams.append(code)

    ####HERE'S THE LOGIC PROBLEM
    def havedebated(self, otherTeam):
        print (self.code, "compares ", otherTeam, "is in",self.competitors)
        if otherTeam in self.competitors:
            return 1
        else:
            return 0

    def giveCode(self):
        return self.code
    def debates(self,otherteam):
        self.competitors.append(otherteam)


def make_team(code):
    team = Team(code)
    return team

#MAIN Program#
myTeamCodes = ["a", "aa", "b", "bb", "c", "cc", "d"]
# Make teams
myTeams = []  #list of teams
for x in myTeamCodes:
    myteam = make_team(x)
    myTeams.append(myteam)

for x in myTeams:
    x.print_team()
for x in myTeams:
    for y in myTeams:
        affteam=x.giveCode()
        negteam=y.giveCode()
        print (affteam," vs. ",negteam)

        #have the two teams debated?
        if x.havedebated(negteam):
            print("they have debated...")
            continue
        else:
            print("DEBATE!") #NEVER HAPPENS!
            x.debates(negteam)
            thiscode=x.giveCode();
            othercode=y.giveCode();
            print(thiscode,"debates ",othercode)
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