Question

I’ve tried Google, but I can’t find the answer to this simple question.
I hate myself for not being able to figure this out, but here we go.

How do I write an if statement with or in it?

For example:

if raw_input=="dog" or "cat" or "small bird":
    print "You can have this animal in your house"
else:
    print "I'm afraid you can't have this animal in your house."

Answer 1

If you want to use or, you need to repeat the whole expression each time:

if raw_input == "dog" or raw_input == "cat" or raw_input == "small bird":

But a better way to do this particular comparison is with in:

if raw_input in ("dog", "cat", "small bird"):