Conditional Statements in Python (if/elif/else)

In this step-by-step course you’ll learn how to work with conditional (“if”) statements in Python. Master if-statements step-by-step and see how to write complex decision making code in your programs.

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Conditional Statements in Python

6 Lessons 21m

1. Introduction and the Python "if" Statement 05:02

2. "else" and "elif" Clauses 04:02

3. One-Line "if" Statements 01:24

4. Conditional Expressions 02:17

5. The "pass" Statement 01:25

6. Food Tracker App and Summary 07:34

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Participant Comments

deewright on Dec. 30, 2020

Great course and a lot of fun.

Jean Ferreira on Sept. 4, 2019

Best course I’ve done so far here in RealPython, since we made a quick app while learning about If Statements. For sure, this should be the way to go for the next videos.

rklyba on June 15, 2019

Thank you for the course. I like it.

Sachin on May 31, 2019

Liked this course. Building a app under 7 mins was even more awsome.

juanfelix65 on May 16, 2019

This was a cool series.Great course!

slickrick on May 9, 2019

Great course!

RetiringInComo on April 28, 2019

Thought you did a great job!! Can’t wait to eat cake and ice cream with my dogs!!

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