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define a variable using an if statement - Margaridalopes - Oct-24-2020

I would like to define a variable using an if statement, for example:

a=0
b=1

if a = 0:
   c = b
 else:
   c = a

I know the above does not work, but is there a way of defining 'c' with an if statement or something similar?

Thank you

RE: define a variable using an if statement - deanhystad - Oct-24-2020

#this
x = 2
#is no different than this
if 4 > 3:
    x = 2
#or this
a = 3
if a % 2:
    x = 2

You can define variables anywhere you want in Python. Your example didn't work because you don't know the difference between set equal to "=" and is equal to "=="

a=0
b=1

if a == 0:
    c = b
else:
    c = a

RE: define a variable using an if statement - jefsummers - Oct-24-2020

Your code would work if you change the = to == in your if statements