In Python, conditions are fundamental for controlling the flow of a program. They allow you to execute specific blocks of code based on whether certain conditions are met. The primary way to implement conditions in Python is through the use of if, elif, and else statements.

The basic structure of an if statement is as follows: if expression: statement. If the expression evaluates to true, the associated statement is executed. You can also use elif (short for “else if”) to check additional conditions if the previous ones are false, and else to define a block of code that runs if none of the preceding conditions are true. For example:

if a > b:
    print('a is greater than b')
elif b > a:
    print('b is greater than a')
else:
    print('a is equal to b')

Python also supports various conditional operators, such as equal (==), not equal (!=), less than (<), greater than (>), and their respective combinations. These operators can be combined using logical operators like and and or to create more complex conditions ¹²⁴.