x=1
if expression:
# statements executed if expression is true
# statements following the if expression (execute independently of expression being true or false)If statement
- Until now we have been only looking at a sequential, step-by-step program flow.
- What if we want our code to execute different code given some conditions?
- In Python, an if statement takes the following form:
Attention to indentation: all lines that will be executed if the expression is true must start with a “tab” or 4 whitespaces
Lines of code that are not indented (“inside the if”) just are followed after it is finished
