Conditional Branching: If, Else & Switch

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Direct program execution dynamically using if, else if, else, and switch-case branching statements.

Making Decisions in Code

Without conditional logic, programs would execute from top to bottom like a rigid grocery list. Conditionals allow code to take different execution paths depending on runtime conditions.

Conditional Decision Tree

Try It Yourself »

score = 85

if score >= 90:
    grade = "A"
elif score >= 80:
    grade = "B"
elif score >= 70:
    grade = "C"
else:
    grade = "Needs Improvement"

print("Assigned Grade:", grade)

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Test Yourself With Exercise

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Which statement executes when none of the previous if or else if conditions evaluate to true?

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