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Python Python Basics Types and Branching Booleans

taylor gilham
taylor gilham
3,751 Points
Posted by taylor gilham
taylor gilham
3,751 Points

not quite understanding booleans

or is true on both sides should give you true so both sides should be equal so would False or False be True?

with and should they just be opposite of each other?

3 Answers

Vlad Vamos
Vlad Vamos
1,290 Points
Vlad Vamos
Vlad Vamos
1,290 Points

'and' is True only if both sides are true, 'or' needs only one side to be True to finally return True itself. Check this out.

seong lee
seong lee
4,503 Points
seong lee
seong lee
4,503 Points

Yeah what Vlad said, 'and' is supposed to be true for both conditions and 'or is only true for one condition.

Mickey lara
Mickey lara
1,958 Points
Mickey lara
Mickey lara
1,958 Points

so this means in between or true has advantage and if there is and then false has upper hand