Feb 14, 2012 · Multiple if's means your code would go and check all the if conditions, where as in case of elif, if one if condition satisfies it would not check other conditions..

I just started Python programming, and I'm wondering about the elif keyword. Other programming languages I've used before use else if. Does anyone have an idea why the Python developers added …

Apr 1, 2014 · That's where elif comes in handy to prevent such thing from happening, which is the primary benefit of using it. The other secondary good benefit of using elif instead of multiple if 's is to …

"Elif" seems to have originated with the C preprocessor, which used #elif long before Python AFAICT. Obviously, in that context having a single-token directive is valuable, since parsing #else if <code> …

Assuming the invalid syntax is a typo, the big benefit of elif vs having an else statement with a nested if is indentation. Each time you go into a nested if you'll need to indent again, which will destroy …

The other side of it is that for if/elif/else the performance will vary based on how the data is sorted, and whether it checks the most occurring condition first.

Nov 26, 2016 · 2 O If serve para verificar uma condição e o elif serve para verificar outra condição caso a condição do If seja falsa. No código não há muita diferença, o elif vai garantir que aquela condição …

Aug 2, 2016 · Why should I use an elif instead of using if statements over and over again. I can't find any documentation on the matter. Thank you in advance.

Dec 25, 2012 · Is there an easier way of writing an if-elif-else statement so it fits on one line? For example, if expression1: statement1 elif expression2: statement2 else: statement3 Or a real-world

The question isn't general - if you have a more complicated conditional and the cost of calculating the predicates is significant, elif or nested if 's may be the better option.