Conditional statements are really important for handling mistakes when a program is running. They help programmers decide what to do when things go wrong. This way, programs can deal with surprises without crashing.

Example:

Let’s say you want to divide two numbers. A simple conditional statement can help:

if denominator != 0:
    result = numerator / denominator
else:
    print("Error: Cannot divide by zero!")

Benefits:

• Finding Mistakes: Conditionals check for problems.
• Program Direction: They help the program make decisions based on certain conditions.
• User Messages: They give helpful messages to users about errors.

Using these control statements makes programs stronger and improves the experience for users.