Nest

As in, “to nest code”. This is what it’s called when you put one programming construct, such as an if statement, inside of the block of another statement, like another if statement or a menu, typically via indentation.

For example:

menu:
    "You went for a walk.":
        if owns_dog:
            "You took your dog with you on a leash."
        else:
            "You grabbed a jacket on your way out."
    "You watched some TV":
        "You ended up watching a cooking show."

In this example, the if statement is nested inside of the menu statement. Informally, you can see that this is the case because of the extra levels of indentation – the choice menu is already indented, and then the conditional/if statement is indented one further level inside of that.

Equality Comparisons in Ren'Py
This tutorial covers equality comparisons in Ren'Py, as well as the concepts of Truthy and Falsey. You'll learn how to compare things like strings and integers to display different dialogue.
Resources
A Quick Primer on Variables in Ren'Py
In this tutorial for beginners, you'll learn about booleans and how to set up variables in Ren'Py.
Simple Variable Types in Ren'Py
This tutorial covers four variable types: booleans, integers, floats, and strings. You'll learn when and how to use them in your game to track information.
Numerical Comparisons and Combinations in Ren'Py
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to compare numbers to do things like track affection points or branch the player onto a bad ending, and how to make complex conditional statements.

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