title: Why is my python if statement not working?
body: <p>I hope someone can help me. when I run the below function, no matter what the input, the rules are printed. I can't see what I've done wrong.</p>
  
  <pre><code>def check_rules():
      while True:
         request = input("\nWould you like to know the rules? (y/n) ")
         if request == "y" or "Y":
             print("""
  1. Each player takes it in turn to roll a dice.
  2. The player then turns over a card with the same
     number as the number rolled to see how many ladybirds
     there are (0-3).
  3. The player keeps the card.
  4. If a player rolls a number that is not on an unclaimed
     card, play continues to the next player.
  5. Play continues until there are no more cards.
  6. The player with the most number of ladybirds wins.""")
             break
          elif request == "n" or "N":
             break
          else:
             print("\nI'm sorry, I didn't understand that.")
  </code></pre>