You can ask Python to compare one number to another number. This can be really handy (does the player have as much money as those pants cost?). You do this using special symbols:

• a > b asks if a is bigger than b
• a < b asks if a is smaller than b
• a == b asks if a is the same as b
• a != b asks if a is not the same size as b
• a >= b asks if a is bigger than, or the same size as b
• a <= b asks if a is smaller than, or the same size as b

==

The double-equals is used to compare variables, because the single equals is already used assign values to them.

You use these comparisons is inside if statements: code that should only run if a condition (in the brackets) is true. In this case, printing some text.

if(my_number > 100):
 print("That's a big number!")

Indentation

The print is indented. That means that four spaces have been put before it. Python needs these spaces to understand your program.

Now, put that little bit of code together with your program from the last card. Change the program so it looks like this:

name = input("What is your name?")
my_number = input("Hello "+name+" please pick a number")
my_number = int(my_number)
print("Your number is "+str(my_number))

if(my_number > 100):
 print("That's a big number!")

Now run it and try entering different numbers, above and below 100 to see what happens. What would happen if you entered 100 exactly?

 if(my_number >= 20 and my_number < 30):
   print("That number is in the twenties!")

 if(food == "Cake" or food == "Chocolate" or food == "Pie"):
   print("Sounds tasty!")