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.. todo: not, and, or
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+ Python provides 3 logical operators:
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+ .. table::
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+ :align: center
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+ +----------+----------------+
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+ | Operator | Logic operator |
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+ +==========+================+
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+ | ``not`` | Negation |
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+ +----------+----------------+
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+ | ``and`` | Conjunction |
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+ +----------+----------------+
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+ | ``or`` | Disjunction |
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+ +----------+----------------+
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+ With these operators, you can build expressions by connecting Boolean
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+ expressions with each other. These operators are **keywords** of the language,
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+ so you cannot use them as identifiers without causing a *SyntaxError*.
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+ Getting started with Python's ``not`` operator
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+ ----------------------------------------------
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+ The ``not`` operator is the Boolean or logic operator that implements negation
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+ in Python. It's **unary**, which means that it takes only one **operand**.
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+ The operand can be a Boolean expression or any Python object. The task of
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+ ``not`` is to reverse the truth value of its operand.
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+ .. table:: not operator
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+ :align: center
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+ +-----------+-------------+
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+ | operand | not operand |
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+ +===========+=============+
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+ | ``True`` | ``False`` |
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+ +-----------+-------------+
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+ | ``False`` | ``True`` |
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+ +-----------+-------------+
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+ This functionality makes it worthwhile in several situations:
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+ - Checking **unmet conditions** in the context of ``if`` statements and
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+ ``while`` loops
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+ - **Inverting the truth value** of an object or expression
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+ - Checking if a **value is not in a given container**
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+ - Checking for an **object's identity**
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Comparison
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