else

KeywordPython 2.0+Beginner

Catch-all branch when preceding if/elif conditions are all false

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Python Version
2.0+

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python
x = 3
if x > 5:
    print("Greater than 5")
else:
    print("5 or less")

# else with a function
def check_password(pw):
    if len(pw) >= 8:
        return "Strong enough"
    else:
        return "Too short"

print(check_password("abc"))
print(check_password("secure123"))

else runs when the if condition is False. Every if can have at most one else.

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Related Items

if
Keyword
Starts a conditional statement; executes block only if condition is true
elif
Keyword
Short for 'else if'; adds another condition to an if chain