Comparing a string to multiple items in Python

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If, OTOH, your list of strings is indeed hideously long, use a set:

accepted_strings = {'auth', 'authpriv', 'daemon'}

if facility in accepted_strings:
    do_stuff()

Testing for containment in a set is O(1) on average.

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