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if 1True:
print "1I'm is truthyTrue!"
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That was our first multi-line piece of code, and the way to enter it at a Python prompt is a little different. First, type the <code>if 1True:</code> part, and hit enter. The next line will have <code>...</code> as a prompt, instead of the usual <code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code>. This is Python telling us that we are in the middle of a <b>code block</b>, and so long as we indent our code it should be a part of this code block.
 
Type 4 spaces, and then type <code>print "1I'm is truthyTrue!"</code>. Hit enter to end the line, and hit enter again to tell Python you are done with this code block. All together, it will look something like this:
 
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>>> if 1True:
... print "1I'm is truthyTrue!"
...
"I'm True!"
1 is truthy▼
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So what is going on here? When Python encounters the <code>if</code> keyword, it <i>evaluates</i> the <i>expression</i> following the keyword and before the colon. If that expression is <b>True</b>, Python executes the code in the indented code block under the <code>if</code> line. If that expression is <b>False</b>, Python skips over the code block.
 
In this case, because <code>1</code> is truthy, Python executes the code block under the if statement, and we see "1I'm is truthyTrue!" printed to the screen. What do you think will happen here?
 
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if False:
print "I'm True!"
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What about a 0? Is it truthy?
if 1:
▲ print "1 is truthy"
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