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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

Kaci Jenkins
Kaci Jenkins
860 Points
Posted by Kaci Jenkins
Kaci Jenkins
860 Points

how do I set a variable to true?

help me.

conditions.py 
admitted = None
if age >13:
    print("admitted = 1")

1 Answer

Charlie Gallentine
Charlie Gallentine
12,092 Points
Charlie Gallentine
Charlie Gallentine
12,092 Points

While 1 is a 'true' value in binary, in python, it is a number. In your case, ignoring the print() statement, admitted would equal the number 1. Because it is in a print statement, admitted would still equal its value at initialization: None, you are simply printing the string "admitted = 1" rather than reassigning its value.

I would go with something like this:

admitted = None
if age >13:
    admitted = True

In python, to set a value to a boolean, you assign it the same way you would set a string or integer:

integer_variable = 4
string_variable = "Cheese"
boolean_variable = True
other_boolean_variable = False

Hope that helps!