Checking equality
Before scaling the recipe, you need to check if you have the exact amount of basil required. You'll use an equality check with an if/else statement to determine whether you have exactly the right amount or need to adjust your shopping list.
The integer variables basil_grams and required_basil have been preloaded for you.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Python for Developers
Exercise instructions
- Use an equality check to compare
basil_gramswithrequired_basilin theifstatement condition. - Else, print a message when you don't have the exact amount needed.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Check if you have exactly the right amount of basil
if basil_grams ____ required_basil:
print('Perfect! You have exactly the right amount of basil.')
____:
print('You need to adjust your basil quantity.')