if expression: statement(s)
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ cat if0.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
var = input("Enter a number or string: ")
if var:
print("Got a true expression value", var)
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./if0.py Enter a number or string: 123 Got a true expression value 123 pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./if0.py Enter a number or string: asd Got a true expression value asd
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./if0.py Enter a number or string: