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Why can't I use the '|' bitwise operator in this statement? (lemm.ee)
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if coin == 25 | 10 | 5:

If I replace the '|' with 'or' the code runs just fine. I'm not sure why I can't use '|' in the same statement.

Doing the following doesn't work either:

if coin == 25 | coin == 10 | coin == 5:

I know bitwise operators can only be used with integers, but other then that is there another difference from logical operators?

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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

honestly yes you're probably not going to use them a lot, if at all, especially in python

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You might use them with sets:

    a = {1, 2, 3}
b = {2, 3, 4}

a | b  # {1, 2, 3, 4}
a & b  # {2, 3}
a ^ b  # {1, 4}
a - b  # {1}
b - a  # {4}
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