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Python Python Basics Types and Branching Comparisons

Begana Choi
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Begana Choi
Courses Plus Student 13,126 Points
Posted by Begana Choi
Begana Choi
Courses Plus Student 13,126 Points

my if statement in else statement doesn't work

first_name = input("What is your name? ")

print("hello,", first_name)
if first_name == "begana":
    print(first_name, "is learning Python.")
elif first_name == "maximiliane":
    print(first_name, "is learning Python with fellow students in the community")
else:
    age = int(input("How old are you?  "))
    if age <= 6:
        print("wow, you are {}! if you are confident with your reading already...".format(age))
    print("you should totally learn Python, {}!".format(first_name))
print("Have a great day, {}!".format(first_name))

after I give a condition of age, the message about age isn't printed out. can somebody point out what is my mistake??

Benjamin Boulter
Benjamin Boulter
21,925 Points

If the first name inputted is either "begana" or "maximiliane" then the else statement for the age won't run.

If you want it to run then you need to remove the else statement and put the age variable under the elif or if statement. The else statement only works if the name is neither "begana" or "maximiliane"

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

Benjamin Boulter We're dealing with when the else statement does run here.

1 Answer

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

These 2 lines will run if the age is less than or equal to 6:

        print("wow, you are {}! if you are confident with your reading already...".format(age))
    print("you should totally learn Python, {}!".format(first_name))

if age is greater than 6, only this line will run within the else statement:

    print("you should totally learn Python, {}!".format(first_name))

if you want different behavior than this, you'll have to change the indentation. Based on the video, seems like your code is working as it should.

Let me know if this helps!

Begana Choi
Begana Choi
Courses Plus Student 13,126 Points
Begana Choi
Begana Choi
Courses Plus Student 13,126 Points

Thank you !! :D but I didn't indent this line,

print("you should totally learn Python, {}!".format(first_name))

Why does it print out when the age is less than 6?

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

Begana Choi The age doesn't matter with that print statement. Watch the short video I recorded about this.