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Logical AND operator

As explained in Tiny Python Projects: Learn coding and testing with puzzles and games

A logical AND operator is a Boolean conjunction that produces true exactly when all operands have true truth values.

The logical AND operator combines conditions: the result is true only when both operands are truthy. In Python, it can also return an operand value rather than a Boolean. section 21.2.1

Validate a board

Require both a nine-character board and valid characters: `len(board) == 9 and all([c in '.XO' for c in board])`. The expression is true for `...XXXOOO` and false when the board contains `A`.

if any([args.player, args.cell]) and not all([args.player, args.cell]):
   parser.error('Must provide both --player and --cell')

Inspect a compact command-line validation condition that requires `--player` and `--cell` together or rejects the input. section 21.2.1

How Tiny Python Projects: Learn coding and testing with puzzles and games covers it

How deep it goes
Demonstrates Boolean results, truthiness, operand returns, and composition with `any()`, `all()`, and `not`.
Examples
Uses argument presence checks, occupied Tic-Tac-Toe cells, and board-character validation.
What you can do after
Apply it in Python to express multi-condition validation and combine truthy values in reusable functions.
How it connects
Connects logical AND with truthiness, Boolean values, `all()`, `any()`, `not`, argument validation, and regular expressions.

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