title: Multiple possibilities for a single variable (if statements) in Python
body: <p>I'm trying to write a program that will ask the user to input a color and depending on the color they pick, python converts it to a number and prints that number. </p>
  
  <p>Here's my code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>def main():
  brown1 = 5
  red1 = 6
  orange1 = 3 
  color1 = input("Color on resistor? (separated by comma) : ")
  if color1 == "Brown" or "brown":
      color1 = brown1
      if color1 == "Red" or "red":
          color1 = red1   
          if color1 == "Orange" or "orange":
              color1 = orange1
  print(color1)
  main()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The problem is that Python only returns the last color, that is, 3. 
  I'm just starting to program and I don't really know what else to do to this code for it to work. Any suggestions? Thanks. </p>