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34 questions linked to/from How do you get the logical xor of two variables in Python?
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Python XOR preference: bitwise operator vs. boolean operators [duplicate]
Is there a preferred method for doing a logical XOR in python?
For example, if I have two variables a and b, and I want to check that at least one exists but not both, I have two methods:
Method 1 (...
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Given two non-zero integers, print "YES" if exactly one of them is positive and print "NO" otherwise (Python) [duplicate]
First time asking a question on stackoverflow. I am stuck trying to solve this. This is my code:
a = int(input())
b = int(input())
Given two non-zero integers, print "YES" if exactly one of them is ...
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Writing a Boolean Expression using Python [duplicate]
I am trying to write a boolean expression in Python, but it appears Python can only do XOR expressions with bit operations.
What would be the best way to go about writing this expression in Python ...
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Python: Combine AND and NOT operators? [duplicate]
if (cond1 and cond2) or (not cond1 and not cond2):
Is there a simpler way to write this in Python?
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How to check if exactly one of two condition is met [duplicate]
I am checking wether one of two conditions applies and only one.
My question is if there is a way to have a single if statement to do this:
if x == True:
if y == False:
do_something()
elif ...
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I want to take the XOR of all the elements of 1 list with another. How do I do it? [duplicate]
I have a bunch of lists in the form of say [0,0,1,0,1...], and I want to take the XOR of 2 lists and give the output as a list.
Like:
[ 0, 0, 1 ] XOR [ 0, 1, 0 ] -> [ 0, 1, 1 ]
res = []
tmp = []
for ...
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How to prevent Python script from printing even though conditions to print are True? [duplicate]
I want my Python script to print a list only if one condition is true between two separate conditions. However, it is possible for both conditions to be true at the same time. Below is the portion of ...
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What does the ^ character do in logical operation [duplicate]
I'm practicing code on codingbat and came across this logic question:
Given a number n, return True if n is in the range 1..10, inclusive. Unless outside_mode is True, in which case return True if ...
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Python - Conflict with Regex and Exclusive or Operator [duplicate]
I'm importing regex for a word count in a string, and I'm trying to use the ^ operator. Although, the compiler is recognizing the ^ as part of regex, and not the exclusive or operator. This is my code:...
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ValueError: The truth value of an array with more than one element is ambiguous. Use a.any() or a.all()
Let x be a NumPy array. The following:
(x > 1) and (x < 3)
Gives the error message:
ValueError: The truth value of an array with more than one element is
ambiguous. Use a.any() or a.all()
How ...
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Python syntax for "if a or b or c but not all of them"
I have a python script that can receive either zero or three command line arguments. (Either it runs on default behavior or needs all three values specified.)
What's the ideal syntax for something ...
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Use of True, False, and None as return values in Python functions
I think that I fully understand this, but I just want to make sure since I keep seeing people say to never ever test against True, False, or None.
They suggest that routines should raise an error ...
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Check if only one variable in a list of variables is set
I'm looking for a simple method to check if only one variable in a list of variables has a True value.
I've looked at this logical xor post and is trying to find a way to adapt to multiple variables ...
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Python conditional one or the other but not both
I am trying to compile an if statement in python where it checks two variables to see if they are <= .05. Now if both variables are True, I just want the code to pass/continue, but if only one of ...
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