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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

Posted by Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points

If Challenge

The question says that if age is greater than or equal to 13, then admitted variable should be a boolean true, where the initial line of the code says admitted = none. Can someone please make suggestions? Here is what I had written:

admitted = None if age >= 13: admitted != None

conditions.py 
admitted = None
if age >= 13:
    admitted != None

3 Answers

Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points
Manish Giri
Manish Giri
16,266 Points

admitted is by default assigned a value of None. In the if block, if age >= 13:, then you assign True to admitted.

Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points
Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points

How do you assign a True? A value of none is False. I tried giving it a number value of 2 and it says "make sure admitted is set to the Boolean true not to a string"

Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points
Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points

I got the answer. But I dont understand why that first line says "admitted = None"?