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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python If This Then That

Sahil Kapoor
Sahil Kapoor
8,932 Points
Posted by Sahil Kapoor
Sahil Kapoor
8,932 Points

When does the scope of if gets end ?

for example age = 10 if age <15 : print("Hey Im less than 15 ") else print("hey im not less than 15") //now it i want to write any other statement like add a for loop how can i find out that its not a part of the else statement since python doesnt have braces "{}" like C or C++ in which the braces tells us that the statement is executed within the braces do reply thanks

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Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

Python uses whitespace where other languages use {} - the level of indentation is important. For example:

if x > 10:
    print("x is greater than 10."
else:
    print("x is not greater than 10.")
    print("This line is still indented so is part of the else block.")
print("This line is not indented so it will always be executed.")