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Can you teach me If statements in Python
Certainly! In Python, an If statement is used to make a decision or perform a specific action based on a condition. It uses the keywords if, else if (written as elif), and else.
Here's an example of an If statement in Python:
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if temperature > 30:
print("It's a hot day!")
elif temperature > 20:
print("It's a nice day!")
else:
print("It's a cold day!")
In this example, the program checks the temperature variable. If the temperature is greater than 30, it will print "It's a hot day!". If the temperature is between 20 and 30, it will print "It's a nice day!". Otherwise, if none of the conditions are met, it will print "It's a cold day!".
You can also nest if statements inside each other to create more complex conditions. Do you have any specific questions about If statements in Python?
👩💻 x % 10 yields the right-most digit of x (in base 10). Similarly x % 100 yields the last two digits. please explain me this
Sure! In Python, the operator % is called the modulo operator. It returns the remainder when one number is divided by another.
When you use % 10, it gives you the remainder after dividing the number x by 10. This means it will give you the right-most digit of x when x is in base 10.
For example, let's say x is 12345. If you calculate x % 10, the remainder when 12345 is divided by 10 is 5. So, x % 10 will yield 5.
When you use % 100, it gives you the remainder after dividing the number x by 100. This means it will give you the last two digits of x when x is in base 10.
For example, let's say x is 12345. If you calculate x % 100, the remainder when 12345 is divided by 100 is 45. So, x % 100 will yield 45.
These operations can be useful when you want to manipulate or extract specific digits from a number.
👩💻 i dont understand that base10 thing
I apologize for the confusion. Let me explain.
In mathematics and computer science, we commonly use a number system called base 10, also known as the decimal system. Base 10 represents numbers using 10 different digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
When we talk about the right-most digit or the last two digits of a number, we mean the digits that represent the smallest values in the number.
For example:
When we use the modulo operator % with a base 10 number, it gives us the remainder after dividing that number by another number. In this case, when we use % 10, it gives us the remainder after dividing the number by 10, which corresponds to the right-most digit of that number.
Similarly, when we use % 100, it gives us the remainder after dividing the number by 100, which corresponds to the last two digits of that number.
I hope this explanation clarifies things for you. Let me know if you have any further questions!
what's the difference between if and elif when writing Python code
In Python, if is a statement used for conditional programming. When you want to execute some code only if a certain condition is met, you use an if statement. For example:
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age = 25
if age >= 18:
print("You are an adult")
In this case, the print statement will only be executed if the age variable is greater than or equal to 18.
elif stands for "else if" and is used when you have multiple conditions to check. If the first condition in the if statement is not met, the program moves on to check the next condition using elif. If that condition is also not met, the program can also have one final else block that will run if none of the previous conditions are True. Here's an example:
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age = 25
if age < 18:
print("You are a minor")
elif age < 65:
print("You are an adult")
else:
print("You are a senior")
In this case, the first condition is age < 18 which is not True so the program moves on to the next condition using elif age < 65:. Since 25 is between 18 and 65, this condition is True and the program will print "You are an adult". If both the if and elif conditions were False, the program would move on to the final else block if one exists.
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