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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python If This Then That

Posted by Jude Immanivong
Jude Immanivong
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how would i use elif ?

What does elif mean ?

Sky Lu
Sky Lu
1,260 Points

Hi Jude, For instance,

age = 20

if age > 30: - for this line, you can call it condition 1

    print('good')

elif age > 15: - for this line, call it condition 2

    print('very good')

So the system will check two conditions you've set, first check condition 1, weather age > 30, if true, it will show word "good", if false, it will go to check condition 2, in this case, age is 20, it is false, so system will keep going to check condition 2, according to condition 2, age should greater than 15, yes, it is(because age = 20), so it is true, you will get result "very good"

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Chris Schultz
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Chris Schultz
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It is a shortened version of else if that you might be familiar with in other languages.

It must be used after an if statement and can be used more than once. It will need to have a condition like an if statement and unlike an else statement.

if a > b:
    return a
elif a < b:
    return b
elif a == b:
    return c
else:
    return d