Functions That Decide ⚖️

Now mix return with if and your function becomes a little brain that gives different answers for different inputs.

def judge(score):
    if score >= 90:
        return "🥇 Gold!"
    elif score >= 70:
        return "🥈 Silver!"
    else:
        return "Keep practicing!"

print(judge(95))    # ➜ 🥇 Gold!
print(judge(72))    # ➜ 🥈 Silver!
print(judge(30))    # ➜ Keep practicing!

Remember: the moment a return runs, the function stops right there and hands that answer back. The other branches never even get looked at.

The big rule: make sure every path has a return. If a score sneaks through with no return, your function hands back None — Python's way of saying "uhh, nothing?"

Your mission

You're judging a talent show.

1. Build a function judge(score) with one parameter
2. Use if / elif / else inside it, with these cutoffs:
   • 90 or more ➜ return a top-prize verdict
   • 70 or more ➜ return a middle verdict
   • anything lower ➜ return an encouraging message
3. Call it at least 3 times with different scores and print each verdict

The words are yours — make the verdicts funny! 🎤