title: Using OR comparisons with IF statements
body: <p>When using IF statements in Python, you have to do the following to make the "cascade" work correctly.</p>
  
  <pre><code>if job == "mechanic" or job == "tech":
          print "awesome"
  elif job == "tool" or job == "rock":
          print "dolt"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way to make Python accept multiple values when checking for "equals to"? For example,</p>
  
  <pre><code>if job == "mechanic" or "tech":
      print "awesome"
  elif job == "tool" or "rock":
      print "dolt"
  </code></pre>