🔒 weight converting code doesnt want to use elif

[elder crescent]

hey can someone explain why it doesnt want to use the elif part

weight = float(input("enter your weight: "))
unit = input("(K)g or (L)bs? ")
if unit == "K" or "k":
r = weight * 2.2
print("your weight in pounds:" , r)
elif unit == "L" or "l":
rl = weight / 2.2
print("your weight in kg" , rl)

[balmy tartan]

@elder crescent

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[balmy tartan]

The or-gotcha

When checking if something is equal to one thing or another, you might think that this is possible:

# Incorrect...
if favorite_fruit == 'grapefruit' or 'lemon':
    print("That's a weird favorite fruit to have.")

While this makes sense in English, it may not behave the way you would expect. In Python, you should have complete instructions on both sides of the logical operator.

So, if you want to check if something is equal to one thing or another, there are two common ways:

# Like this...
if favorite_fruit == 'grapefruit' or favorite_fruit == 'lemon':
    print("That's a weird favorite fruit to have.")

# ...or like this.
if favorite_fruit in ('grapefruit', 'lemon'):
    print("That's a weird favorite fruit to have.")

[elder crescent]

@round hill much appreciated

[balmy tartan]

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