Operators and Conditional statements

Operators and conditional statements enable a program to perform calculations, make decisions and respond according to different situations.

Comparison operators

These compare two values and give a Boolean result (True or False).
Common comparison operators are demonstrated in an example below;

You can compare integers and strings, including alphabetical comparisons, but they are case-sensitive.

Arithmetic operators

These perform basic math operations.

Conditional statements

These allow a program to make decisions between possible outcomes.
if statement is used when there's only one possible outcome.
The if...else statement is used when a program needs to choose between possible outcomes.
The __if...elif... else _ _ statement is used when there are more than two possible conditions.
Indentation using a colon (:) at the end of the line indicates that the line belongs to the if statement.

Python uses conditions to determine what should happen in different situations using conditional and operational statements.