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🎬 Topic: Conditional Statements (if, elif, else)
✅ What Are Conditional Statements?
They help your program make decisions based on certain conditions.
💡 Like real life:
"If it's raining, take an umbrella. Else, wear sunglasses."
✅ Syntax in Python:
if condition:
# code if condition is True
elif another_condition:
# code if elif is True
else:
# code if none of the above is True
🔹 1. Basic if Statement
age = 20
if age >= 18:
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print("You are eligible to vote")
✅ it checks the condition and runs the code inside only if it's True.
🔹 2. if with else
age = 16
if age >= 18:
print("You are eligible to vote")
else:
print("You are not eligible to vote")
✅ else runs when the condition is False.
🔹 3. if, elif, else (Multiple Conditions)
marks = 75
if marks >= 90:
print("Grade A")
elif marks >= 70:
print("Grade B")
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elif marks >= 50:
print("Grade C")
else:
print("Fail")
✅ Explain:
● Only one block is executed (the first True one).
● Once a condition matches, it skips the rest.
🔹 4. Real-Time Use Case: Login System
username = input("Enter username: ")
password = input("Enter password: ")
if username == "admin" and password == "1234":
print("Login successful!")
else:
print("Invalid credentials")
✅ Combine comparison and logical operators here.
🔹 5. Nested Conditions
age = 25
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has_license = True
if age >= 18:
if has_license:
print("You can drive")
else:
print("You need a license to drive")
else:
print("You are too young to drive")
✅ Mention: Good for real-world validations, but avoid deep nesting.
✅ 1. Exam Eligibility Example (using and)
📘 Logic:
If marks >= 50 and attendance >= 75, student is eligible for the exam.
Code:
marks = 55
attendance = 80
if marks >= 50 and attendance >= 75:
print("Eligible for exam")
else:
print("Not eligible")
✅ 2. Mobile Recharge Offer (using or)
📘 Logic:
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If recharge amount >= 399 or data balance >= 1GB, user gets bonus.
Code:
recharge_amount = 200
data_balance = 1.5 # in GB
if recharge_amount >= 399 or data_balance >= 1:
print("You are eligible for bonus data")
else:
print("No bonus data")
✅ 3. Restaurant Offer (using and + or)
📘 Logic:
If the bill is above ₹1000 and it's a weekend,
or the user is a Gold Member, they get 20% off.
Code:
bill = 1200
day = "Saturday"
membership = "Gold"
if (bill > 1000 and day in ["Saturday", "Sunday"]) or membership
== "Gold":
print("You get 20% discount")
else:
print("No discount")
🧠 Best Practices:
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● Use elif instead of multiple if checks.
● Keep conditions readable and logical.
● Indentation matters! (Each block inside if/else should be indented)
✅ Quick Recap Table:
Stateme Description
nt
if Checks a condition
elif Checks another condition if the first is
False
else Runs if no condition is True
About the Author
Gowtham SB is a Data Engineering expert, educator, and content creator with a
passion for big data technologies, as well as cloud and Gen AI . With years of
experience in the field, he has worked extensively with cloud platforms, distributed
systems, and data pipelines, helping professionals and aspiring engineers master the
art of data engineering.
Beyond his technical expertise, Gowtham is a renowned mentor and speaker, sharing
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