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Itsa Snake
3,852 PointsPython: if statement with string, ignoring case
Is it possible to check if a string matches a value, ignoring the case?
e.g. first_name = input("your first name") if first_name == "Sam": #do something
The above would only work if they entered Sam not sam
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsCase insensitivity is commonly achieved by converting the string case and matching against a pre-converted literal:
if first_name.upper() == "SAM":
Itsa Snake
3,852 Pointswell that's incredibly logical. Thanks very much