Introduction to if-elif-else
This lesson is part of a series of content designed to help you learn to program with the Python programming language. We look at conditionals like if-elif-else and booleans.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the syntax of the if-family of conditionals.
- Describe the concept of a boolean.
- Explain the True and False keywords.
- Describe nesting conditionals.
Intended Audience
This lesson was designed for first-time developers wanting to learn Python. Existing developers may want to skip.
Prerequisites
This is an introductory lesson and doesn’t require any prior programming knowledge.
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