Conditional Logic

In life, we make decisions based on conditions. For example, "IF it is raining, THEN I will take an umbrella." Programming works the same way using 'if' statements.

An 'if' statement runs a block of code only if a certain condition is true.

Let's see it in action:

age = 18
if age >= 18:
print("You are eligible to vote.")

The code inside the 'if' block only runs because the value of 'age' is 18, which is greater than or equal to 18.

What if the condition is false? We can add an 'else' block.

age = 16
if age >= 18:
print("You are eligible to vote.")
else:
print("You are not eligible to vote yet.")

In this case, since 'age' is 16, the condition is false, and the code inside the 'else' block will run. This is the foundation of making your programs smart!