Does Python support short-circuiting?
Yep, both and and or operators short-circuit — see the docs.
boolean-logic
Check if at least two out of three booleans are true
Rather than writing: if (someExpression) { return true; } else { return false; } Write: return someExpression; As for the expression itself, something like this: boolean atLeastTwo(boolean a, boolean b, boolean c) { return a ? (b || c) : (b && c); } or this (whichever you find easier to grasp): boolean atLeastTwo(boolean a, … Read more
How to test multiple variables for equality against a single value?
You misunderstand how boolean expressions work; they don’t work like an English sentence and guess that you are talking about the same comparison for all names here. You are looking for: if x == 1 or y == 1 or z == 1: x and y are otherwise evaluated on their own (False if 0, … Read more