Get started with the basics of analytics in Python, the language of choice for data science.

Python Data Analysis and Visualization

Get started with the basics of analytics in Python, the language of choice for data science using Python data structures,  descriptive statistics, and much more.

Data Analysis and Visualization

## Control structures in Python

### The if-else construct

**If-then statements** are a staple of any programming language. Basically, if you meet a certain condition, then something happens. In Python, `elif` stands for `else if`, meaning that if the previous conditions were not met, check that condition. `Else` is a catch-all condition for any remaining flows. Python follows the following syntax:
```python
if condition:
  statements
elif condition:
  statements
else:
  statements
```
Following is a code example:

# Control structures in Python

## The if-else construct

**If-then statements** are a staple of any programming language. Basically, if you meet a certain condition, then something happens. In Python, `elif` stands for `else if`, meaning that if the previous conditions were not met, check that condition. `Else` is a catch-all condition for any remaining flows. Python follows the following syntax:
```python
if condition:
  statements
elif condition:
  statements
else:
  statements
```
Following is a code example:

This lesson covers how the flow of execution transfers between lines of code depending on the scenarios. It also discusses some built-in functions for data structures studied in the previous lesson.

What is Analytics

Python Basics for Analytics

Describing Data

Cleaning Data

Visualizing Data

Control Flow and Built-in Functions

Control structures in Python #

The if-else construct #