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The if…else Statement

The if…else statement checks for a condition. If the
condition evaluates to True, the indented block following Test Expression
the if statement is executed, otherwise the indented block
after the else statement is executed. The syntax of the False
if…else statement is given below: True

Syntax: Body of if Body of else

if (Test Expression):

Indented block Statement just below
if...else
else:

Indented block
Program 3: To compare two numbers and print the result.
Program3.py

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#Program to compare two numbers using if else statement
a = int(input('Enter the first number: '))
b = int(input('Enter the second number: '))
if(a > b):
print('First number is greater than second number')
else:
print('Second number is greater than first number')

On running the above program, we get the following output:
Output

Enter the first number: 45
Enter the second number: 65
Second number is greater than first number

Enter the first number: 38
Enter the second number: 22
First number is greater than second number

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