Learn Python · lesson 11 of 24

More than two choices

Print A if marks is 80 or more, B if it is 60 or more, otherwise C.

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When there are several choices, add elif (short for else if) between the if and the else. Python checks from the top and stops at the first one that is True, so put the most demanding test first.

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Print A if marks is 80 or more, B if it is 60 or more, otherwise C.

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