# if else conditional statement in python

Like any other programming or scritpting language, python also provides widely used conditional statement - if else.

What's the use of if else ? This is very common phenomenon in programming and even in our life, we have to perform some action in a specific condition or situation. In other words, perform something if a condition meets.

In programming, if a condition meet perform some specific job.

Syntax of if-else condition at below.

```python
if <condition>:
    # perform something
else:
    # perform something else
```

Now, let's take an example. User wants to check the count of item added in his cart should not be more than 5. If count is more than 5, system should notify.

```python
cart = ["Bread", "Eggs", "Butter", "Pan", "Salt", "Sugar"]

if len(cart) > 5:
    print("Your cart has more than 5 items")
else:
    print("Please proceed with payment")
```

Here at above code block, as cart has more than 5 items so it meets if condition, this will print the message "Your cart has more than 5 items"

THAT'S IT