@@ -85,6 +85,53 @@ Boolean comparison
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8686.. todo: not, and, or
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88+ Python provides 3 logical operators:
89+
90+ .. table::
91+ :align: center
92+
93+ +----------+----------------+
94+ | Operator | Logic operator |
95+ +==========+================+
96+ | ``not`` | Negation |
97+ +----------+----------------+
98+ | ``and`` | Conjunction |
99+ +----------+----------------+
100+ | ``or`` | Disjunction |
101+ +----------+----------------+
102+
103+ With these operators, you can build expressions by connecting Boolean
104+ expressions with each other. These operators are **keywords** of the language,
105+ so you cannot use them as identifiers without causing a *SyntaxError*.
106+
107+ Getting started with Python's ``not`` operator
108+ ----------------------------------------------
109+
110+ The ``not`` operator is the Boolean or logic operator that implements negation
111+ in Python. It's **unary**, which means that it takes only one **operand**.
112+ The operand can be a Boolean expression or any Python object. The task of
113+ ``not`` is to reverse the truth value of its operand.
114+
115+ .. table:: not operator
116+ :align: center
117+
118+ +-----------+-------------+
119+ | operand | not operand |
120+ +===========+=============+
121+ | ``True`` | ``False`` |
122+ +-----------+-------------+
123+ | ``False`` | ``True`` |
124+ +-----------+-------------+
125+
126+ This functionality makes it worthwhile in several situations:
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128+
129+ - Checking **unmet conditions** in the context of ``if`` statements and
130+ ``while`` loops
131+ - **Inverting the truth value** of an object or expression
132+ - Checking if a **value is not in a given container**
133+ - Checking for an **object's identity**
134+
88135Comparison
89136==========
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