| Python: Elif, what's your gender? |

The elif keyword is a composite of else and if.

Using only else and if, you might end having a script looking more or less cluttered. The elif clause is a combination of the else clause and a separate if statement.

The best way to learn new things is to take a practical approach of the things you want to learn. Here is a fragment of code that demonstrates the use of the elif statement in Python:

ƒ python command

def get_gender(sex='Unknown'):

    if sex is 'm':

        sex = 'Male'

    elif sex is 'f':

        sex = 'Female'

    print(sex)

get_gender()

get_gender('m')

get_gender('f')

√ output

Unknown

Male

Female

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