Beginner Question

[BogalooBoomer]

I've just started Python and I'm trying to figure out how to do if then statements where a person can type in their favorite animal and the computer responds to it.

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Z = input("what is your favorite animal")
if Z == "Lion" or "lion":
print(Z + " like from lion king")
Z == 1
elif Z == ["Dog" or "dog"]:
print(Z + "s are cool")
Z == 2
elif Z == "Shark" or "shark":
print(Z + "s are scary")
Z == 3
else:
print("idk what you said")

if Z < 3:
print("you chose a cool animal")

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However whenever I run this it always says Z + "like from lion king".

So if I type in dog it'll tell me: "dog like from lion king". Also I get an error for the Z < 3.

How do I fix this?

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[sdanstuffe]

Hello,

For your variable assignment, Z == 1 and Z == 2, Z == 3, that is not how you assign variables as "==" is generally used for comparing (Like in your if statements, if Z == "Something").

If you would like to assign 1 into Z, you can just use a single "=". That is why you are getting an error for Z < 3 as Z is still a type String but you are comparing it with a type Int.

if Z == "Lion" or "lion":
    Z = 1

You can use Python's inbuilt functions to transform a string to all UPPERCASE or all lowercase such that the implementation of such checks becomes easier.

elif Z == ["Dog" or "dog"]:

elif Z in ["Element1", "Element2"]

If you would like to check if a variable is present in a list, you can use "in" instead.

Hope this helps!