Is it possible to use a python list as a choice?

All. I am a bit new to Python. I have recently taken a course and followed a few tutorials. I am trying to explore on my own and just make "something". This is for a texted-based RPG. I am trying to read the users input from a pre-existing list I already created in case they type the choices a different way.

right_Choices = ["right", "Right", "RIGHT"]
left_Choices = ["left", "Left", "LEFT"]

Later in the code I ask the user which direction they would like to go in "left or right?" After their input I am trying to have the code understand any of the possible inputs i.e if they input "left" first then later on input "LEFT" or "Left" it will still continue to understand.

    # Check user input for left or right
    left_or_right = input("You wake up dazed in a random alley... Unsure of where you are, which way will you go? Left or Right? ")

    #Left option
    if left_or_right == left_Choices:
        ans = input("You stumble into a saloon nearly empty but some faces are there. Feel like having a drink at the bar? Or sitting at an empty table? (bar/table)? ")

        if ans == "bar":
            print("You sat at the bar and the bartender slides a glass across On the house partner! Nice! A free drink to help out. (+10HP)")
            health +=10
        elif ans == "table":
            print("You sit at an empty table and a group on men approach and seat themselves So tough guy where's our 450Gold!?")

        else:
            print("You were too drunk to walk, fell down and passed out...")

I hope my explanation is at least a bit understandable because I am pretty new to this and I am not sure how to word this question.

x)

>Solution :

Could achieve this in different ways. I assume you want a while loop though.

One way would be using if/elif against a list.

Code:

right_Choices = ["right", "Right", "RIGHT"]
left_Choices = ["left", "Left", "LEFT"]


while True:
    user_choice = input('choose direction: ')
    if user_choice in right_Choices:
        print('right')
        break
    elif user_choice in left_Choices:
        print('left')
        break
    else:
        print('choice not valid! Please choose again')
        continue

Output:

choose direction: no
choice not valid! Please choose again
choose direction: left
left

[Program finished]

Or you could convert the input into lower- or uppercase before matching.
Like this:

while True:
    user_choice = input('choose direction: ')
    if user_choice.lower() == "right":
        print('right')
        break
    elif user_choice.lower() == "left":
        print('left')
        break
    else:
        print('choice not valid please choose agaim')
        continue

Output:

choose direction: LEFT
left

[Program finished]