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Python for Basic Data Analysis: 1.10 Logical operators

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Logical operators 

Logical operators 

We use these operators to evaluate a statement to return either a  True  or a  False 

Operator Syntax Description Example
and x and y This returns  True  if both x and y are true

x = 10
x > 5 and x < 15
or x or y This returns  True  if either x or y are true x = 10
x > 5 or x < 2
not not x Reverses a result, so if something is  True ,
not turns it  False 		 x = 10
not(x > 5 and x < 15)

Example

Exercises

Use the operators to evaluate whether these statements are  True  or   False .

Qn Equation True or False?
1 x = 200
print(x > 4 or x < 300)		  True  or   False 
2 3 != 4 and 3 < 4  True  or   False 
3 x = 200
print(not(x > 4 or x < 300))		  True  or   False 

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