A program’s control flow is the order in which the program’s code executes.

Python has three types of control structures:

 Sequential - default mode

 Selection/ Condition - used for decisions and branching
 Iteration /Repetition - used for looping, i.e., repeating a piece of code multiple times.

Selection/ Condition

In Python, the selection statements are also known as Decision control statements or branching statements.

The selection statement allows a program to test several conditions and execute instructions based on which
condition is true.

Some Decision Control Statements are:

 One Way (Simple if)
 Two Way (if-else)
 Multi Way (if-elif-else)
Relational Operator

Logical Operator

One Way

(Syntax)

if(condition):
Statements

Example (1)

mark=int(input("Enter Mark"))
if(mark>=40):
print('Pass the exam.')

Two Way

(Syntax)

if(condition):
Statements(true)
else:
Statements(false)

Example (2)

mark=int(input("Enter Mark"))
if(mark>=40):
 print('Pass the exam.')
else:
print('Fail the exam.')

Multi Way

(Syntax)

if(condition1):
Statements1
elif(condition2):
Statements2
elif(condition3):
Statements3
else:
Statements

Example (3)

mark=
Nested If

if(condition):
if(condition):
Statement
else:
Statement
elif(condition):
if(condition):
Statement
else:
Statement
elif(condition):
if(condition):
Statement
else:
Statement
else:
if(condition):
Statement
else:
Statement
Example (4)

a=int(input("Enter First Number"))

b=int(input("Enter Second Number"))
c=int(input("Enter Third Number"))
if(a>b and a>c):
if(b>c):
print(a,b,c)
else:
print(a,c,b)
elif(b>a and b>c):
if(a>c):
print(b,a,c)
else:
 print(b,c,a)
else:
if(a>b):
print(c,a,b)
else:
print(c,b,a)

Exercise

Write a Python program that determines whether a given number (accepted from the user) is even or odd,
and prints an appropriate message to the user.