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Python 101 - Conditional Statements

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Mike Driscoll
Nov 10, 2025
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Developers have to make decisions all the time. How do you approach this problem? Do you use technology X or technology Y? Which programming language(s) can you use to solve this? Your code also sometimes needs to make a decision.

Here are some common things that code checks every day:

  • Are you authorized to do that?

  • Is that a valid email address?

  • Is that va…

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