wrong statement in "What are 'and' and 'or' operators?"

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statement actually was not wrong, detail was just prone to ambiguity.

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Answer 1

Hi Rodolfo Rodrigues,

Thank you for your insightful feedback. I understand how the explanations can be seen as ambiguous. Let me provide a clearer explanation:

The or Operator

The or operator combines two boolean expressions. The combined expression is True if at least one of the sub-expressions is True. If both are False, the whole expression is False.

Example:

a = 23
b = 34
if a == 34 or b == 34:
    print(a + b)  # This will print 57 because b is 34

Here, a == 34 or b == 34 is True because b == 34 is True.

The and Operator

The and operator requires both sub-expressions to be True for the entire expression to be True. If either is False, the whole expression is False.

Example:

a = 23
b = 34
if a == 34 and b == 34:
    print(a + b)  # This will not print anything because a is not 34

Here, a == 34 and b == 34 is False because a == 34 is False.

Improved Example for Variable Assignment

To make the variable assignment example clearer:

fact = "The Moon has no atmosphere."
print(fact)  # The output shows that the text 'The Moon has no atmosphere.' has been assigned to the variable 'fact'

This explicitly clarifies the assignment process.I hope this addresses your concerns.

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