Usecase

The doc’s aim is illustrating

Flat is better than nested

aphorism from the The Zen of Python

1. if statements

  • ✅ else is not intended at all
  • ✅ elif is implemented so that conditinons (tests) can be as flat as possible
""" nested ifs """

if h > 50:
    print("greater than 50")
else:
    if h > 20:
        print("between 20 and 50")
    else:
        print("less or equal to 20")

""" if-elif-else statement syntax """
if h > 50:
    print("Greater than 50")
elif h < 20:
    print("Less than 20")
else:
    print("Between 20 and 50")

sources

  • [PEP 20 – The Zen of Python Python.org](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/)