If-Else

An if statement can be followed by zero or more elif (which stands for "else if") statements, which can be followed by zero or one else statements.

For example:

if score > high_score:
    print("High score beat!")
elif score > second_highest_score:
    print("You got second place!")
elif score > third_highest_score:
    print("You got third place!")
else:
    print("Better luck next time")

First the if statement is evaluated. If it is True then the if statement's body is executed and all the other elifs and the else are ignored.

If the first if is false then the next elif is evaluated. Likewise, if it is True then its body is executed and the rest are ignored.

If none of the if or elif statements evaluate to True then the final else statement will be the only body executed.

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