Why do i get index is out of range if it is in a separate if statement and how do i fix this? For example when it says if len(c)

Question

print ('What do you want to do?')
a = input ('1. Take notes 2. Summarize notes: ')
if a == ('1'):
b = input ('Paste article or reading: ')
c = b.split('.')

def notes(c):
if len(c) < 3:
d = ''.join(c[1])
ac = d.lstrip(' The')
print('- ' + ac)
elif len(c) == 4 or 3:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
print('- ' + d)
print('- ' + e)
elif len(c) == 6 or 5:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
elif len(c) == 8 or 7:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
elif len(c) == 10 or 9:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
elif len(c) == 12 or 11:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
elif len(c) == 14 or 13:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
j = ''.join(c[13])
elif len(c) == 16 or 15:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
j = ''.join(c[13])
k = ''.join(c[15])
elif len(c) == 18 or 17:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
j = ''.join(c[13])
k = ''.join(c[15])
l = ''.join(c[17])
elif len(c) == 20 or 19:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
j = ''.join(c[13])
k = ''.join(c[15])
l = ''.join(c[17])
m = ''.join(c[19])
elif len(c) == 22 or 21:
d = ''.join(c[1])
e = ''.join(c[3])
f = ''.join(c[5])
g = ''.join(c[7])
h = ''.join(c[9])
i = ''.join(c[11])
j = ''.join(c[13])
k = ''.join(c[15])
l = ''.j

Answer 1

Again, you can't use "if x == y or z" to check if x == y or x == z. Just look at the explanation you got last time. Post a link to your full code so that others can understand what you're trying to do