How do i simply choose either of the two names

Question

Understanding syntax/functions of python

name1 = 'Jeremy'
name2 = 'Monchito'
pickname = ''

while pickname != name1 or name2:
pickname = input('People you know:')

print('they are your co workers')

It's not working when i pick either

Answer 1

networkblue ,

best way would be what Ipang mentioned.

independent from this, the conditional statement in your code was not quite correct. you can do it like this:

...
while not (pickname == name1 or pickname == name2):
pickname = input('People you know:')
...

Answer 2

It could be simplified by adding the co-workers' names into a `list` or a `tuple`. We can then use the `in` operator to see whether or not <pickname> exist in the `list` or `tuple`

Answer 3

Thnks fellow masters 🙂