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| == or

This bitwise operator can sometimes be used as the replacement for or.

a=-2;b=3
if(a>0)|(b>0):print(a+b)

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But `if a>0 or b>0:` is exactly as long as `if(a>0)|(b>0):`. (2 comments)
But `if a>0 or b>0:` is exactly as long as `if(a>0)|(b>0):`.
celtschk‭ wrote almost 5 years ago

But if a>0 or b>0: is exactly as long as if(a>0)|(b>0):.

General Sebast1an‭ wrote almost 5 years ago

celtschk‭ There are times that | indeed does save more bytes. I can't find a proper code that saves at least a byte.