if statement help

[fishtank]

Maybe I am doin this completely wrong, but I thought I followed the documentation correctly on how to do "if/elif/else" statements.

Here is what I am trying to do. I want checks done, before an action can be completed. Only if the stats allow. Is it spacing or am I completely messing this up?

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    menu:
        "Try the front door of the store?":
            if pick == True:
                if sneak >= 10:
                    jump store_breakin
                else:
                    jump more_skills
        "Maybe I can find an open window.":
            if wopen== True:
                if sneak >= 8:
                    jump store_breakin_window
                else:
                    jump more_skills
            elif sneak >= 6:
                if wopen == false:
                    if crowbar == True:
                        jump store_break_in_window2           
                    else:
                        jump more_skills
        "I should go home":
            jump front_home

Menus all work fine, but it's not checking for the variable. They are defined. Even if I change the True one's to False and the False to True and the stats
from 0 to 10 and vise versa, it still only takes the first if in each option, whether the items/skill are present or not.

[plastiekk]

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Your line indentation is not correct, if I am not mistaken.
Try it like this:

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    menu:
        "Try the front door of the store?":
            if pick:                        # the same like if pick == True
                if sneak >= 10:
                    jump store_breakin
            else:                           # does a jump, if pick == False, to label more_skills
                jump more_skills
        ...
        

[plastiekk]

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Your line indentation is not correct, if I am not mistaken.

Edit: Wait, what is if pick is False and sneak < 10?
I would not show this selection at all if the conditions are not met.
like:

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menu:
    "Try the front door of the store?" if pick is True and sneak >=10:
        jump store_breakin
    ...
    

Edit2: I don't know what my browser is doing, I click edit post and a new post is created after submitting it.

[Imperf3kt]

I would make some slight adjustments.

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    menu:
        "Try the front door of the store?":
            if pick: #== True is not needed here. '== True' essentially says if True is True
                if sneak >= 10:
                    jump store_breakin
                else:
                    jump more_skills
        "Maybe I can find an open window.":
            if wopen:
                if sneak >= 8:
                    jump store_breakin_window
                else:
                    jump more_skills
            elif sneak >= 6:
                if not wopen: # same reasoning as with 'True' above
                    if crowbar:
                        jump store_break_in_window2           
                    else:
                        jump more_skills
        "I should go home":
            jump front_home

As to why it doesn't work, we would need to see more of what is going on. What happens at label 'more_skills', for example. Do you loop back to this menu?

[fishtank]

Your line indentation is not correct, if I am not mistaken.
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Well that wouldn't be indentation then, more of an incorrect statement right?

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Edit: Wait, what is if pick is False and sneak < 10?
I would not show this selection at all if the conditions are not met.

That is what the other selections are for, if they are not met. But I need that check for that part of the story.

I would make some slight adjustments.
As to why it doesn't work, we would need to see more of what is going on. What happens at label 'more_skills', for example. Do you loop back to this menu?

I see what you are saying. It just needs to check to see if the player has the item and doesn't need to check the flag True/False, as the item will either be there or not. I'll check that out.
"More_skills" just tells the player they lack sufficient skills to open the door. By this point, they should be aware of their stats. There is a stat page they can check as well. That label just tells them they need more skills, an explanation of how to obtain and see their stats, and what skill is needed. I have a few "more_skills" labels, one for each stat, as to not confuse the player of which stat they need. i.e. "more_skills" = sneak, "more_skills2" =charisma. etc. etc.

Thank you all for the input. I will give them a go tonight. Sorry, for the late response. Late nights at work.