This post explains how to use if statements in Python. This will form the backbone of much of your code going forward! Else statements, nesting, + more.

Python's if name equals main construct provides a standard entry point to run scripts and standalone apps. Python has become a popular programming language due largely to its highly readable syntax ...

A proposal under consideration by Python’s development team would finally bring pattern matching statements to the language.

Rejoice! Gone are the long chains of if…else statements, because switch statements will soon be here — sort of. What the Python gods are actually giving us are match statements. match s… ...