If...Else... in Python

[tim]

This part should prove to be more fun for you because we'll deal with controlling logics.

In Python, you can use If Else statements to control logics, for example if you have a variable x (10):
x = 10

and you wanted to print out something depending if x is equals to 10 or not you can use

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if (x==10):
    print ("x is ten!")
else:
    print ("x is NOT ten!")

Take note of the colons at end of if statement and else statement (indicating beginning of a block of code).
You don't have to have the else statement and its block of code at all. It's just there to show you the syntax if you need to use the else.

Notice to compare if value is equal to some other value we use double equal sign (==). This is so because the single equal sign (=) indicates variable assignment and so we don't confuse it between trying to compare x to value and setting x to hold a value.

You can have an elif (elseif statement) statement between the if and else statements if you want to check for additional conditions before running the else statement.
For example you can do this

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x = 8
if (x==10):
    print ("x is ten!")
elif (x==8):
    print ("x is eight!")
elif (x==6):
    print ("x is six!")
else:
    print ("x is NEITHER ten, eight NOR six!")

You can play with what you've learned here.

Next lesson: Functions/Methods in Python Previous lesson: Ranges and For Loops in Python

[Krikor]

In Python, you can use If Else statements to control logics, for example if you have a variable x (10):
x = 10

You can play with what you've learned here.

Tim, I did not see a relationship between this topic (If else ...) and the material presented in CodeSkulptor3 suggested by the link.

Nothing about If Else there ...

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def add_ten(num):
    return_value = num + 10
    return return_value

print (add_ten(5))
print (add_ten(2))

my_func = add_ten
print (my_func(10))[code]

[tim]

Cut and paste mistake.
Thanks for finding this.
Check it now.