In Python, a SyntaxError happens when the interpreter finds code that does not conform to the rules of the Python language.

This post explains how to use if statements in Python. This will form the backbone of much of your code going forward! Else statements, nesting, + more.

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A proposal under consideration by Python’s development team would finally bring pattern matching statements to the language.

The earlier story provided a close brush with Python statements – you saw assignments, tests and loops. And what is being manipulated isn’t your common or garden variables.

Conditional debugging with pdb Since you can invoke the debugger with just a Python statement, you can have the debugger pop up conditionally — for instance, by using an if/then or try/except block.