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Python Python Basics Types and Branching If, Else and Elif

Itsa Snake
Itsa Snake
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Posted by Itsa Snake
Itsa Snake
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Python: if statement with string, ignoring case

Is it possible to check if a string matches a value, ignoring the case?

e.g. first_name = input("your first name") if first_name == "Sam": #do something

The above would only work if they entered Sam not sam

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Case insensitivity is commonly achieved by converting the string case and matching against a pre-converted literal:

if first_name.upper() == "SAM":
Itsa Snake
Itsa Snake
3,852 Points
Itsa Snake
Itsa Snake
3,852 Points

well that's incredibly logical. Thanks very much