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title: "What is meant by if statement in python?"  
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published: 2023-03-28  
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# What is meant by if statement in python?

What is meant by [if statement](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12682/jquery-toggle-if-statement) in [python](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/75378/simple-yet-useful-tips-when-using-python)?Give suitable example.

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

In Python, the **if** statement is used for conditional execution. It allows you to execute a block of code only if a certain condition is true.

You can also use an **else** statement to specify what code to execute if the condition is false:

You can also use an **elif** (short for "else if") statement to specify additional conditions to check:

```python
x = 5
if x > 10:
   print("x is greater than 10")
elif x == 10:
   print("x is equal to 10")
else:
   print("x is less than 10")
```

In this example, the first condition **x > 10** is false, so the program checks the next condition **x == 10**. Since that is also false, the code block following the **else** statement is executed, and the message "x is less than 10" is printed.

### Reply by Krishnapriya Rajeev

In Python, an *if statement* is a *control flow statement* used to test a condition and execute a block of code if the condition is true.

The condition can be any expression that evaluates to a *Boolean value*, i.e., *True or False*. If the condition is True, then the block of code under the if statement is executed. If the condition is False, the code block under the if statement gets skipped, and the program continues with the next statement after the *if* block.

Additionally, you can add one or more *elif* (short for "else if") statements and an else statement to the if block. The *elif* statements allow you to test additional conditions, and the else statement provides a default block of code to be executed if none of the previous conditions were true.

The syntax for an *if-elif-else* block in Python is:

Syntax:

```plaintext
if condition_1:
    # Code gets executed if condition1 is True
elif condition_2:
    # Code gets executed if condition2 is True
else:
    # Code gets executed if neither condition1 nor condition2 is True
```

Example:

```plaintext
x = 5
if x < 0:
    print("x is negative")
elif x == 0:
    print("x is zero")
else:
    print("x is positive")

#OUTPUT: x is positive
```


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