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Practice

Boolean Data Type for Determining True or False

To use conditional statements that run only when certain conditions are met, or loops that repeat until a condition becomes false, you must first determine whether a condition is True or False.

For example, consider writing a code that prints a is greater than 10 if the variable a is greater than 10, and prints a is 10 or less otherwise.

Boolean Usage Example
a = 11

if a > 10:
    # Executes if a is greater than 10
    print("a is greater than 10.")
else:
    # Executes if a is 10 or less
    print("a is 10 or less.")

Here, a > 10 is true if the variable a is greater than 10, and false otherwise.

The data type that represents true and false in this way is called a Boolean.


How to Use Booleans?​

In Python, the value representing true is True, and the value representing false is False, with the first letter capitalized.

Boolean variable names often use prefixes like is_, has_, or can_ to make their purpose easier to understand.

Boolean Assignment
# Variable to determine active status
is_active = True

# Variable to determine login status
is_logged_in = False

# Variable to check certain permissions
has_permission = True

# Variable to check edit permissions
can_edit = False

Example Usage of Booleans​

Booleans are commonly used in conditional statements with if and else keywords to determine the truth or falsehood of a condition.

Using Booleans in if else Statement
is_active = True

# Executes if is_active is True
if is_active:
    print("The user is active.")
else:
    print("The user is inactive.")

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