if expression: statement(s) else: statement(s)
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ cat if1.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
var = input("Enter a number or string: ")
if var:
print("Got a true expression value", var)
else:
print("Good bye!")
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./if1.py Enter a number or string: 0 Got a true expression value 0 pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./if1.py Enter a number or string: Good bye!