What is the correct syntax for else if

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I m a new Python programmer who is making the leap from 2 6 4 to 3 1 1  Everything has gone fine until I tried to use the  else if  statement  The interpreter gives me a syntax error after the  if  in  else if  for a reason I can t seem to figure out   def function a       if a     1           print   1a       else if a     2          print   2a       else print   3a    function input  input       I m probably missing something very simple  however  I haven t been able to find the answer on my own

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def function a       if a     1           print   1a       else if a     2          print   2a       else print   3a     Should be corrected to   def function a       if a     1           print  1a       elif a     2           print  2a       else          print  3a     As you can see  else if should be changed to elif  there should be colons after  2  and else  there should be a new line after the else statement  and close the space between print and the parentheses

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Here is a little refactoring of your function  it does not use  else  or  elif     def function a       if a not in  1  2           a   3     print str a     a      ghostdog74  Python 3 requires parentheses for  print

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In python  else if  is spelled  elif   Also  you need a colon after the elif and the else   Simple answer to a simple question  I had the same problem  when I first started  in the last couple of weeks    So your code should read   def function a       if a     1           print  1a       elif a     2           print  2a       else          print  3a    function input  input

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since olden times  the correct syntax for if else if in Python is elif  By the way  you can use dictionary if you have alot of if else eg   d   1   1a   2   2a   if not a in d  print  3a   else  print  d a     For msw  example of executing functions using dictionary   def print one arg None       print  one   def print two num       print  two  s    num  execfunctions     1    print one      arg       2    print two       arg      try      execfunctions 1  0    except KeyError e      print  Invalid option    e  try      execfunctions 2  0   test   except KeyError e      print  Invalid option    e else      sys exit

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def function a       if a     1           print   1a       elif a     2           print   2a       else          print   3a

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Do you mean elif

[python] What is the correct syntax for 'else if'?

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