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CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS

IN PYTHON
Peter Larsson-Green
Jönköping University
Autumn 2018
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Enter a number: 12 Enter a number: -12
That is a positive number! That is a negative number!
BOOLEANS
• Used to represent something's correctness.
• Possible values: True and False.
Examples
True True → True
False False → False
RELATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Syntax: <expr1> <operator> <expr2> How it is computed
1. Evaluate <expr1>.
2. Evaluate <expr2>.
3. Apply <operator> on
Examples the computed values.
3 < 5 3< 5 → 3 < 5 → 3 < 5 → True
3 > 5 3> 5 → 3 > 5 → 3 > 5 → False
3 == 2 3 == 2 → 3 == 2 → 3 == 2 → False
3 != 2 3 != 2 → 3 != 2 → 3 != 2 → True
RELATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Examples
5 <= 3 5 <= 3 → 5 <= 3 → 5 <= 3 → False
9 >= 5 9 >= 2 → 9 >= 2 → 9 >= 2 → True
THE IF STATEMENT
Conditionally executes How it is executed
statements. 1. Evaluate <expr>.
Syntax True False
if <expr> :
Statement 1 2. Execute 2. Go to next
Statement 2 <statementX>. statement.
Statement ... 3. Go to next
statement.
THE ELIF STATEMENT
• elif is short for else if. How it is executed
• Optional continuation 1. Evaluate <expr-a>.
of an if/elif statement. True False
Syntax
if <expr-a> : 2. Execute 2. Evaluate
Statements-a <statements-a>. <expr-b>.
3. Go to next True False
elif <expr-b> :
statement.
Statements-b 3. Execute 3. Go to next
<statements-b>. statement.
4. Go to next
statement.
THE ELIF STATEMENT
if <expr-a> : if <expr-a> : if <expr-a> :
Statements-a Statements-a Statements-a

elif <expr-b> : elif <expr-b> : elif <expr-b> :


Statements-b Statements-b Statements-b

elif <expr-c> : elif <expr-c> :


Statements-c Statements-c

elif <expr-d> :
Statements-d
THE ELSE STATEMENT
Optional tail to an How it is executed
if/elif statement.
If all <expr-X> evaluates to
Syntax False, execute the else
statements.
if <expr-a> : if <expr-a> :
Statements-a Statements-a

else: elif <expr-b> :


Statements-b Statements-b

else:
Statements-c
EXAMPLE
def is_between_5_8(x): def is_between_5_8(x):
if x < 5: if 5 <= x:
return False if x <= 8:
elif 8 < x: return True
return False else:
else: return False
return True else:
return False

is_between_5_8(4) → False is_between_5_8(8) → True


is_between_5_8(5) → True is_between_5_8(9) → False
EXAMPLE
def is_between_5_8(x): def is_between_5_8(x):
if x < 5: if 5 <= x:
return False if x <= 8:
if 8 < x: return True
return False return False
return True

is_between_5_8(4) → False is_between_5_8(8) → True


is_between_5_8(5) → True is_between_5_8(9) → False
EXAMPLE
def max(number_a, number_b): def max(number_a, number_b):
if number_a < number_b: if number_a < number_b:
return number_b return number_b
else: return number_a
return number_a
def max(number_a, number_b):
biggest = number_a
four = max(3, 4)
if number_a < number_b:
nine = max(9, 6)
biggest = number_b
return biggest
THE IF-ELSE EXPRESSION
Syntax
<expr1> if <expr2> else <expr3>

How it is evaluated
1. Evaluate <expr2>.
True False

2. Evaluate 2. Evaluate
<expr1> and <expr3> and
yield the result. yield the result.
THE IF-ELSE EXPRESSION
variable = <expr2> if <expr1> else <expr3>

if <expr1>:
variable = <expr2> def func():
else: if <expr1>:
variable = <expr3> return <expr2>
else:
return <expr3>

def func():
return <expr2> if <expr1> else <expr3>
EXAMPLE
def max(number_a, number_b):
return number_b if number_a < number_b else number_a
THE NOT EXPRESSION
Inverts boolean values.
Syntax: not <expr>
How it is computed Examples
1. Evaluate <expr>. not True → not True → False
2. Invert that value.
not False → not False → True
THE AND EXPRESSION
Syntax: <expr1> and <expr2>

How it is computed
1. Evaluate <expr1>.
False True

2. Yield False. 2. Evaluate <expr2>.


False True

3. Yield False. 3. Yield True.


THE AND EXPRESSION
Syntax: <expr1> and <expr2>

False and False → False and False → False


False and True → False and True → False
True and False → True and False → True and False →
False
True and True → True and True → True and True →
True
EXAMPLE
def is_between_2_5(x):
return 2 < x and x < 5

yes = is_between_2_5(4.95)
no = is_between_2_5(0)
THE OR EXPRESSION
Syntax: <expr1> or <expr2>

How it is computed
1. Evaluate <expr1>.
True False

2. Yield True. 2. Evaluate <expr2>.


True False

3. Yield True. 3. Yield False.


THE OR EXPRESSION
Syntax: <expr1> or <expr2>

False or False → False or False → False or False →


False
False or True → False or True → False or True →
True
True or False → True or False → True
True or True → True or True → True
EXAMPLE
def is_not_between_2_5(x):
return x < 2 or 5 < x

yes = is_not_between_2_5(0)
no = is_not_between_2_5(4.95)

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