Answer to Question #164679 in Python for Paul Carpenter

Question

Describe the difference between a chained conditional and a nested conditional. Give your own example of each. Do not copy examples from the textbook.

Deeply nested conditionals can become difficult to read. Describe a strategy for avoiding nested conditionals. Give your own example of a nested conditional that can be modified to become a single conditional, and show the equivalent single conditional. Do not copy the example from the textbook.

Answer 1

Chained Conditional: A chained conditional is when you use if/elif/else flow controls and they are all indented to the same depth. No nesting.

Nested conditional: A nested conditional is when you use if/elif/else flow controls and the conditionals.

Nesting is the key differentiator between a Chained Conditional and Nested Conditional.

Chained Conditional:

def flow 1f(bank_account):

      If bank account > 1000000:

          print("Bye bye suckers!!")

      elif bank account < 0:

         print(" any suckers loan money?)

      else:

              print(“We are all poor together! Let's party in park”.)

flow_if(300000)

print("\n')

Nested Conditional:

def big flow Of(taxes due, overdue):

         if overdue - True:

             if taxes_due > 10000:

                 print("You are going to jail soon!) 

             elif 1000e > taxes_due > 1000:

                  print("We are thinking your car would look nice in our Inspectors yard")

             else:

                   print("We'll give you some time, before we call the cops")

         else:

               print("We are all friends, but don't ever be late")

big flow of(10001, True)

big Flow Of(1001, True)

big Flow Of(1001, False)

print("\n')

Give your own example of a nested conditional that can be modified to become a single conditional, and show the equivalent single condition:

def compare words (word1, word 2):

        if len(word1) > 3:

          If len(word2) 3:

              print(f"{word1) is equal in size to (word 2)

          else:

               print("{word1) isn't equal in size to {word2})

        else:

              print("They are not the same size!” )

def compare_words (word1, word2):

       if len(word1) > 3 and  len(word2) > 3:

            print(f"(wordi) is equal in size to{word2}")

       else:

            print("{wordi) Isn't equal in size to {word2}")

compare_words("Jeff", "Jeff")

compare_words("Jeff", Jennifer')

print('\n')

compare_words2('Jeff', 'feff')

compare words2("jeff', 'jennifer')

print(“-----------------------”)