If statement for strings in python? [duplicate]

Answer 1

You want:

answer = str(raw_input("Is the information correct? Enter Y for yes or N for no"))
if answer == "y" or answer == "Y":
  print("this will do the calculation")
else:
  exit()

Or

answer = str(raw_input("Is the information correct? Enter Y for yes or N for no"))
if answer in ["y","Y"]:
  print("this will do the calculation")
else:
  exit()

Note:

1. It's "if", not "If". Python is case sensitive.
2. Indentation is important.
3. There is no colon or semi-colon at the end of python commands.
4. You want raw_input not input; input evals the input.
5. "or" gives you the first result if it evaluates to true, and the second result otherwise. So "a" or "b" evaluates to "a", whereas 0 or "b" evaluates to "b". See The Peculiar Nature of and and or.