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title: If Elif Else Statements
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## If Elif Else Statements

The `if`/`elif`/`else` structure is a common way to control the flow of a program, allowing you to execute specific blocks of code depending on the value of some data. If the condition following the keyword `if` evaluates as `true`, the block of code will execute:
Note that parenthesis is not used before and after the condition check as in other languages .
```python
if True:
  print('If block will execute!')
```

```python
x = 5

if x > 4:
  print("The condition was true!") #this statement executes
```
> **Tips** : You can use **1** as alternative to **True** and **0** as alternative to **False**

_Example_:
```python
if 1:   #true
  print('If block will execute!')
 ```

You can optionally add an `else` response that will execute if the condition is `false`:
```python
if not True:
  print('If statement will execute!')
else:
  print('Else statement will execute!')
```
Or you can also see this example
```python
y = 3

if y > 4:
  print("I won't print!") #this statement does not execute
else:
  print("The condition wasn't true!") #this statement executes
```

*Note that there is no condition following the `else` keyword - it catches all situations where the condition was `false`*

Multiple conditions can be checked by including one or more `elif` checks after your initial `if` statement but only one condition will execute:

```python
z = 7

if z > 8:
  print("I won't print!") #this statement does not execute
elif z > 5:
  print("I will!") #this statement will execute
elif z > 6:
  print("I also won't print!") #this statement does not execute
else:
  print("Neither will I!") #this statement does not execute
```

*Note only the first condition that evaluates as `true` will execute. Even though `z > 6` is `true`, the `if/elif/else` block terminates after the first true condition. This means that an `else` will only execute if none of the conditions were `true`.*

We can also create nested if's for decision making. Before preceding please refer to the  href='https://guide.freecodecamp.org/python/code-blocks-and-indentation' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>indentation guide once</a> before preceding. 

Let's take an example of finding a number which is even and also greater than '10`
```
python 
x = 34
if x %  2 == 0:  # this is how you create a comment and now, checking for even.
  if x > 10:
    print("This number is even and is greater than 10")
  else:
    print("This number is even, but not greater 10")
else:
  print ("The number is not even. So point checking further.")
```
This was just a simple example for nested if's. Please feel free to explore more online.

While the examples above are simple, you can create complex conditions using <a href='https://guide.freecodecamp.org/python/comparisons' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>boolean comparisons</a> and <a href='https://guide.freecodecamp.org/python/boolean-operations' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>boolean operators</a>.


***Inline python if-else statement***

We can also use if-else statements inline python functions
The following example should check if the number is greater or equal than 50, if yes return True:

```
python 
x = 89
is_greater = True if x >= 50 else False

print(is_greater)
```

Output
```
>
True
>
```