Question

can some1 explain what the if not statement does?

Answer 1

"if not" will just test whatever is in that line, and then the following indented code will only be executed if the test line is NOT true:
like if you had
if not int > 5:
print int

then whatever number "int" is would only be printed if it was LESS than (or equal to) 5 because that would mean int was not GREATER than 5.

Answer 2

Sir you are a gentleman and scholar.

Answer 3

haha, i just hope you'll be inclined to return the favor once you work your way through the course and I'm still stuck on problem set 8.. :P

Answer 4

LOL...he will be a perfect student in his life..I don't even give that much respect to my teachers at school (- . -)