Answer: Python Puzzler #3589

The answer is A. The program prints:

False

This answer was checked by running the program for real.

Why?

First Python works out each side: 5 > 7 is False and 7 < 7 is False. or is True only if at least one side is True.

Trace table

A trace table follows the program step by step. Here’s this one:

partvalue
5 > 7False
7 < 7False

The code again

print(5 > 7 or 7 < 7)

Try it: change one number in the program and predict the new output before you run it.