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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Membership

Posted by Mehmet Colakoglu
Mehmet Colakoglu
1,297 Points

membership.py

how can i make computer create the variable time?

membership.py 
store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points

let me use a explame to explain it first. x=5 or var_saying ="Hello World". We can see x or vary_saying is the variable to 5 or the string"Hello World". Well,thing is little bit same when you are using a variable to a list. If you use variable time to any item in the list "store_hours" You can't really say time=store_hours. You need to use in statment. Therefore,the code is time in store_hours ,not time = store_hours. I used to be kind of confused about this time. i feel Mrs. love didn't really explain it at all.

store_open = None
store_hours = [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
#Keep that in mind,because variable time is any item or hour in the list"store_hours". Therefore,the code is time in store_hours ,not time = store_hours
if time in store_hours:
    store_open = True
else:
    store_open = False