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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

Panos Kokoropoulos
Panos Kokoropoulos
966 Points
Posted by Panos Kokoropoulos
Panos Kokoropoulos
966 Points

Python basic logic question

I am able to set up the if statement regarding age > 13 making a variable true. Next part of question says to make else statement which makes same variable false. It would seem to be a very simple else statement, but I keep getting the answer wrong. Code looks like: age = 15 if age > 13: admitted = True (this part works apparently)

I try to add:

else: admitted = False

I get the response that admitted isn't False. That doesn't seem to be a requirement of the requested code.

conditions.py 
admitted = None
age = 15
if age > 13:
   admitted = True

6 Answers

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points

I got caught out with this one too. :P

They don't want you to declare age. In the instructions they say "I'm going to create a variable named age.".

Take out your age declaration and all will be well. :)

Keep up the great work!!!

Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points
Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points

Hi dears,

I've caught in the same situation too, but still unable to get it right. My code line is as follows: admitted = None if age > 13: admitted = True else: admitted = False

please advise where I got it wrong.

Panos Kokoropoulos
Panos Kokoropoulos
966 Points
Panos Kokoropoulos
Panos Kokoropoulos
966 Points

After initial line about "admitted", need to have a line naming the variable "age". The line should look like:

age

Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points

woow!! finally it worked out!!

many thanks dear Panos :)

Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points

woow!! finally it worked out!!

many thanks dear Panos :)

Jarvis Logan
Jarvis Logan
758 Points
Jarvis Logan
Jarvis Logan
758 Points

I have the same issue. I cant seem to get it to work. admitted = None age if age > 13: admitted = "true" else: admitted = 'false' I still get 'admitted' is not false error.

Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points
Abdirahman Nur
Abdirahman Nur
750 Points

Hi Jarvis,

first of all, make sure you have kept the spacing in every new line as it should be such as having no space before if & else and 4 time spacing before the admitted variable. One more thing your True & False should be capital and without quotes, see the code below as it should be. ''' admitted = None age if age > 13: admitted = True else: admitted = False

'''

William Gamble
William Gamble
979 Points
William Gamble
William Gamble
979 Points

Seriously I have no idea what is missing here I keep Getting Invalid Syntax (<string>,line 5>)

admitted = None if age > 13: admitted = True else: admitted = False