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

TIL: You can chain comparison operators in Python like math

As developers, we often find ourselves writing conditional statements to check if a value falls within a certain range. In Python, this can be achieved in two ways: the verbose way and the concise way.

Let's consider an example where we want to check if a variable x is greater than 1 and less than 10. The traditional approach would be to write:

x > 1 and x < 10

However, Python provides a more elegant and mathematical way to express this condition:

1 < x < 10

This chaining of comparison operators is not only more readable but also more efficient. It

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