The other side of it is that for if/elif/else the performance will vary based on how the data is sorted, and whether it checks the most occurring condition first. Assuming the invalid syntax is a typo, the big benefit of elif vs having an else statement with a nested if is indentation. Each time you go into a nested if you'll need to indent again, which will destroy …

Other programming languages i've used before use else if. Does anyone have an idea why the python developers added …