else — Easy Playground

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

Python Playground

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"))

Output

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

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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