Lesson 3b: Python Basics
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Boolean expressions
"Boolean expressions" are expressions where the type of the result is a
Boolean (True or False).
Relational operators allow defining Boolean expressions.
Relational operators
<, <=, >, >=, ==, !=
Applicable to operands of any kind.
If the comparison is true, the result is True.
If the comparison is false, the result is False.
Examples:
Let's assume x is 3 (x=3):
x < 5 à True x >= 3 à True
x <= 2 à False x == 3 à True
x > 3 à False x != 3 à False
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Relational operators
x < 10 (x=2)
Operand1 Operation Operand2
X < 10
True
Result
In Python this is Although in many languages
Ok 0 < x < 10 it is not possible. 3
Logical operators
They allow defining complex statements from relational operators.
Logical operators
Operation Symbol Example Result
AND and (5 < 3) and (10 < 20) False
OR or (5 < 3) or (10 < 20) True
NOT not not(5 < 3) True
and True False or True False not
True True False True True True True False
False False False False True False False True
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Type Conversions
• Just as we could do type conversions between str, int and float
types, we can also do conversions with the bool type.
• The bool function converts a value or variable to False or True.
If the value or variable is equal to 0, it returns False, otherwise
returns True.
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Exercise
Write the following program:
1- Ask the user for an integer value.
2- Display True if the value is between 0 and 10. Otherwise, display False.
0 < x < 10
0 10
( )
x>0 x<10
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Solution
Remember that input() always reads as string (str)
x = int(input())
print((x > 0) and (x < 10))
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Exercise
Write a program that ask the user to introduce two integers that are the x and y
coordinates of a point in a 2D plane.
The program must print True if the point is inside a square of width and height
10. In case the point is out of the square, the program must print False.
0,0
10,10
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Solution 1
x = int(input("Coordinate x: "))
y = int(input("Coordinate y: "))
print((x >= 0 and x <= 10) and (y >=0 and y<=10))
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Solution 2
XMIN = 0
YMIN = 0
XMAX = 10
YMAX = 10
x = int(input("Coordinate x: "))
y = int(input("Coordinate y: "))
print((x >= XMIN and x <= XMAX) and (y >=YMIN and y<=YMAX))
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Solution 3
XMIN = 0
YMIN = 0
XMAX = 10
YMAX = 10
x = int(input("Coordinate x: "))
y = int(input("Coordinate y: "))
print((XMIN <= x <= XMAX) and (YMIN <= y <= YMAX))
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Membership operators
They are operators to assess whether one object is inside another one.
Membership operators
Operation Symbol Example Result
Included in “a” in “Hello” False
Not included not in “la” not in “Hello” True
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