Chained Comparison Operators.ipynb

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    "# Chained Comparison Operators\n",
    "\n",
    "An interesting feature of Python is the ability to *chain* multiple comparisons to perform a more complex test. You can use these chained comparisons as a shorthand for larger Boolean Expressions.\n",
    "\n",
    "In this lecture we will learn how to chain comparison operators and we will also introduce two other important statements in python: **and** and **or**.\n",
    "\n",
    "Let's look at a few examples of using chains:"
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    "The above statement check if 1 was less than 2 **and** if 2 was less than 3. We could have written this using an **and** statement in Python:"
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    "The **and** is used to make sure two checks have to be true in order for the total check to be true. Let's see another example:"
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    "The above checks if 3 is larger than both the other numbers, so you could use **and** to rewrite it as:"
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    "Its important to note that Python is checking both instances of the comparisons. We can also use **or** to write comparisons in Python. For example:"
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    "Note how it was true, this is because with the **or** operator, we only need one *or* the other two be true. Let's see one more example to drive this home:"
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    "Great! For an overview of this quick lesson: You should have a comfortable understanding of using **and** and **or** statements as well as reading chained comparison code.\n",
    "\n",
    "Go ahead and go to the quiz for this section to check your understanding!"
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