why doesn't python look in two directions

[Kakha]

this stupid code is created on purpose, the interpreter reacts to the truth and executes it, but if the truth is in two directions, it chooses a short path despite the fact that somewhere there is a more precise argument

I write bad code on purpose, never do this !!!
''' if i enter 4 it shows Magellanic Clouds
but more accurate answer is Andromeda Galaxy
'''

''' answer 4 does not equal 5, the program can have truth in the short or long direction ''' 
q1 = int(input("What number?: \n"))
if q1 != 5 : # I specifically created conditions to see how the language reacts when two directions. i know programers not write like this. 
    # first  direction short way
    if q1==6:
        print("Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy")
    elif q1==7:
        print("Cygnus A")
    else :
        print("Magellanic Clouds") '''python's answer here he completely ignored other directions despite the fact that a more accurate answer == 4 in another direction'''              
# second direction long way
elif q1==4: # direct answer here in the condition I will write 4
    print("Andromeda Galaxy") 
else :
    print("Milky Way Galaxy")

[buran]

smart python should show Andromeda Galaxy

why? Nope... It just does what you tell it.
smart programmer should not write "smart" if statements.

[Kakha]

if answer is 4: true is in Andromeda Galaxy but it looks in Magellanic Clouds

[deanhystad]

I would like to hear what you think this code is supposed to do.

if statements are evaluated in the order they are written. This allows writing things like this;

if x < 5:
    do_a()
elfif x < 10:
    do_b()
else:
    do_c()

This would not work if Python could execute the statements in any order because 3 is < 5 and < 10 but you would only want to execue do_a().

For code such as yours I would use a dictionary instead of a bunch of if/ifelse statements.

bodies = {
    4: "Andromeda Galaxy",
    5: "Milky Way Galaxy",
    6: "Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy",
    7: "Cygnus A",
    8: "Magellanic Clouds"}

for key, value in bodies.items():
    print(f'{key} : {value}')
keys = bodies.keys()
q1 = input(f'Select ({min(keys)}:{max(keys)}): ')
print(bodies.get(int(q1), 'Invalid input'))

[Kakha]

when the true is in two directions he looks for the shortest path but the true in bottom

[ndc85430]

The tests are checked in the order they appear and the first one that succeeds determines which branch is entered.

[Kakha]

The tests are checked in the order they appear and the first one that succeeds determines which branch is entered.

yes This is a problem, ignores the second branch completely

[ndc85430]

OK? Maybe you should write the code in a different way to get the result you expect?

[Kakha]

OK? Maybe you should write the code in a different way to get the result you expect?

i am a beginner. it will be super if python becomes smarter

[ndc85430]

Pretty much any language works like this and that isn't likely to change.