title: Why the if-else statement is not giving me the right prompt, even when I put the right information in?
body: <p>I am trying to do some questions through what-if statements in phyton. Basically, depending on what you answer you should get the next question</p>
  <pre><code>match_flashlight = input(&quot;You are walking through a dark forest and find two items: a MATCH and a FLASHLIGHT. Which one do you want to pick up?&quot;)
  
  if match_flashlight.lower() == &quot;match&quot;:
     run_hide = input(&quot;You pick up the match and strike it, and for an instant, the forest around you is illuminated. You see a large grizzly bear, and then the match burns out. Do you want to RUN, or HIDE behind a tree?&quot;)  
  
  else: 
      print(&quot;You put an invalid answer&quot;)
  </code></pre>
  <p>Now, if I enter match, it should give the question that is inside the variable called run_hide, but it is just giving me the printing the else statement. Can someone explain to me why this is happening?</p>