Python if statement doesn't work as expected

Question

I currently have the code:

fleechance = random.randrange(1,5)
print fleechance
if fleechance == 1 or 2:
    print \"You failed to run away!\"
elif fleechance         


        

Answer 1

Because you're not asking whether fleechance is 1 or fleechance is 2; you're asking whether

1. fleechance is 1, or
2. 2 is non-zero.

Of course, that second part of the condition is always true. Try

if fleechance == 1 or fleechance == 2:
    ...