Why is my else statement in python running even if my if statement is true

Question

else statement misbehaving

Answer 1

@Elric Your code will have a better code readability and a faster speed if you store the variables into an array.

members = [names here]
i = input()
if i in members:
print(wow)
else:
print("no)

@Hasan As Elric said try to use elif too, because after one false statement, it will jump straight to else...

Answer 2

x="mohammad"
y="abbas"
z="zainab"
a="ali"
b="adnan"
s="samira"
h="hasan"
i=input("")
if i==x:
print("jahesh")
if i==y:
print("monkey")
if i==z:
print("debbeh")
if i==a:
print("tays")
if i==b:
print("dad")
if i==s:
print("mom")
if i==h:
print("king")
else:
print("not a family member or wrong spelling")

this is my code that i'm trying to do

Answer 3

even better thanks again

Answer 4

worked just fine thank you ,you are a life saver been googling go an hour

Answer 5

thanks gami. I was going to include them in to an array. its not a code that I'm trying to develop though ,I was just learnning fooling around so I know I learnt the if else statement correct . yet I learned a lot more from you guys so thanks again .

Answer 6

elric don't worry about that I figured it out when you first posted it

Answer 7

thanks I'll try just that seems like a logical solution

Answer 8

you need to write:
else if
for each of the the statements.
what is happening currently is the last if I==h is not true then it runs the else statement.
you can test that by inputting hassan and it will not print the last statement :)

Answer 9

to expand, you are after a switch type statement. python does not have that directly so you need multiple if else statements. change your code to the below:
x="mohammad"
y="abbas"
z="zainab"
a="ali"
b="adnan"
s="samira"
h="hasan"
i=input("")
if i==x:
print("jahesh")
elif i==y:
print("monkey")
elif i==z:
print("debbeh")
elif i==a:
print("tays")
elif i==b:
print("dad")
elif i==s:
print("mom")
elif i==h:
print("king")
else:
print("not a family member or wrong spelling")

Answer 10

@gami, that is totally correct, I was going to post that but as Hasan is just starting out I kept it with his example that he provided. @hasan, take note of Gami's example. using pythons :in' statement would be a very neat way to do the same thing. if you are just learning how to do a switch type statement the keep with what you have to practice.
also note I used the wrong syntax, it should be 'elif' not 'else if'! I'll edit to correct now!