Remembering points of interest (possibly if statements?)

[asatiir]

I've reached a stump in my game, there is a point where some bits can possibly be examined before progressing (example: locked door that unlocks after a series of events), my issue here is that I don't want certain lines of text repeated or missing context (examining locked door with the knowledge its there once it unlocks vs. finding out that a door nearby just unlocked). A way that I got around this was using if statements, I'm not sure if it works in a similar form on Ren'Py as it did with Twine:

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<<if $seendoor eq "yes">>
The door you notice earlier had began to emit a creaking sound, signifying that it's no longer locked
<<endif>>
<<if $seendoor eq "no">>
You hear a creak in the opposite corner of the room, to your attention it's a door you haven't seen prior <given event>.
<<endif>>
you walk towards the door and carry onwards.

is there something I can do similar to this?

[xavimat]

Very similar (except for <given event>, I don't know what's that).

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# at the begining of your game:
$ seendoor = False

# Later:
if seendoor:
    "The door you notice earlier had began to emit a creaking sound, signifying that it's no longer locked"
else:
    $ seendoor = True
    "You hear a creak in the opposite corner of the room, to your attention it's a door you haven't seen prior."
"You walk towards the door and carry onwards."

[asatiir]

That makes sense, thanks! don't worry, the <given event> is just a generic example.