TIL: You can chain comparison operators in Python like math (2026)

TIL: You can chain comparison operators in Python like math

When working with numerical values in Python, we often find ourselves needing to check if a value falls within a certain range. Typically, we'd use the and operator to combine two separate comparison operations, like so:

x = 5
if x > 1 and x < 10:
    print("x is between 1 and 10")

However, Python provides a more concise and readable way to achieve this using chained comparison operators. You can chain comparison operators together, just like you would in mathematical notation:

python
x = 5
if 1 < x < 10:
    print("x is between

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