Decision Making Statements In Python

Sourabh Somani
Oct 07, 2015
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Introduction

If else statements are also called decision making statements which are used to execute block of statement on certain condition.

Types of decision making statements

There are 4 types of decision making statements in python.

Python if statement

Syntax:

if condition:
statement(s)

In the above syntax, if statement contains particular condition if the condition will be true, then statements which is written under if statement will execute.

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Example:

a=int(input("Enter 1st number : "))
b=int(input("Enter 2nd number : "))
if(b!=0):
c=a/b
print("%d / %d = %d"%(a,b,c))

Output:

If-else statements

Syntax:

if condition:
statement(s)
else:
Statement(s)

In the above syntax, if the condition of "if statement" will be true, then all the statements which are written under if statement will execute, otherwise else part always execute.

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Example:

num=int(input("Enter a number : "))
if(num%2==0):
print("%d is Even Number"%num)
else:
print("%d is Odd Number"%num)

Output:

Nested if Statements

Syntax:

if condition-1:
      if condition-2:
               if condition-3:
                     statement-1
               else:
                     statement-2
       else:
              statement-3
else:
     statements-4

When a series of decision are involved, we may have to use more then one if-else statement in the nested form.

In the above syntax:

condition-1, condition-2 and condition-3 all are true, then statement which is written under condition-3 will execute.
condition-1, condition-2 all are true but condition-3 is false, then statement(s) which are written under condition-3's else part will be execute.
condition-1 is true but condition-2, is false, then it will not check for condition-3, and statement(s) which are written under condition-2's else part will be execute.
condition-1 is false then condition-2 and condition-3 never be execute and condition-1's else part will execute.

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Example:

print("Welcome to KBC")
print()
print("C Language is developed By:")
print("A. Dennis Ritchie")
print("B. Bjarne Stroustrup")
print("C. James A. Gosling")
print("D. Dr. E.F. Codd")
choice=str.upper(input("Choice : "))
if(choice=='A'):
print("Right Answer :)")
print()
print()
print("When C Language Developed :")
print("A. 1980")
print("B. 1982")
print("C. 1972")
print("D. 1990")
choice=str.upper(input("Choice : "))
if(choice=='C'):
print("Correct Answer :)")
else:
print("Wrong Answer :(")
else:
print("Sorry! Worng Answer :(");

Output:

elif ladder statements

Syntax:

if condition-1:
Statement-1
elif condition-2:
Statement-2
elif condition-3:
Statement-3
elif condition-n:
Statement-n
else:
Default Statement

In Python, elif ladder statement are same like else-if statement of other programming language. Some time we need to check some condition when if condition is false.

In the above syntax, if the condition-1 will be false, then it will check condition-2 and if condition-2 will also be false, then it will check condition-3. If condition-3 will be false, then it will check condition-n and if condition-n will also be false, then the default else statement always execute.

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Example:

marks=float(input("Father: How much marks you got in exam ?\nSon : "))
if(marks>89):
print("Father:Excellent, Now I'll give you iPhone")
elif(marks>79):
print("Father:Very Good,I'll give you Laptop")
elif(marks>69):
print("Father:Good,I'll give you Android Phone")
elif(marks>59):
print("Father:Nice,I'll give you Nokia-1100")
else:
print("Father:Fustigate, Slap and Scold...")

Output:

Example of "Nested if" and "elif" :

In this example I am combining nested if and elif together in a simple example. Suppose we have a problem. We want to find out greatest number among 3 numbers.

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