Comparing a string to multiple items in Python

Question

I\'m trying to compare a string called facility to multiple possible strings to test if it is valid. The valid strings are:

auth, authpriv, daem         


        

Answer 1

Unless your list of strings gets hideously long, something like this is probably best:

accepted_strings = ['auth', 'authpriv', 'daemon'] # etc etc 

if facility in accepted_strings:
    do_stuff()