Exploring Multiple Conditions with If-Else and Elif in Python

Are you ready to level up your programming skills? In the previous lesson on Control Structures, a foundation was laid. We now venture further into the world of multiple condition handling.

What You'll Learn

In this unit, we fortify our understanding of the if and else commands by incorporating another useful control structure called elif. The elif statement (short for 'else if') enables us to handle multiple conditions more flexibly.

Before we dive in, a quick note on comparison operators used within conditionals: the > (greater than) and < (less than) operators are critical for comparing values, allowing the program to decide which path to follow based on the resultant Boolean (True or False) value.

Let's illustrate this using an example: suppose a travel agency offers different travel packages based on a user's age. A children's package is allocated to anyone below 18, an adult's package is designated for those between 18 and 59, and any individuals aged 60 and above receive a senior citizen's package.

Below is a code snippet that models this scenario using if, , and :

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