cant make sense of this code '''elif skit == "Lumberjack": if len(skit)

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i can't make sense of this line which has thrown me off, '''' if len(skit) < 3:''' python. can someone help please. here's a snapshot of the code https://w.trhou.se/h7xaqiflpr (click on file basics_end.py) . I am lost at lines 6 to lines 10. With lines 11 and line 12 ,  I can't make sense of this line '''print("ni" * len(skit))''
@Steven Parker (https://teamtreehouse.com/stevenparker), If you could talk me through reading this code. I would appreciate it.

Steven Parker · Accepted Answer

This is a pretty silly function, but it's just for practice reading code.  Here's how I might translate the last part:
python
    elif skit == "Lumberjack":       # if the argument is "Lumberjack"...
        if len(skit) < 3:            # AND if it has fewer than 3 letters (which is impossible)...
            print("sleeps all day")  # ...then print this 
        else:                        # otherwise, since it has 3 or more letters (actually 10)...
            print("i'm okay")        # THIS will be printed out
    else:                            # finally, if the argument was none of the above...
        print("ni" * len(skit))      # ...print "hi" over and over as many times
                                     #    as the word has letters

Note that when used with a string and a number, the "*" symbol is the repeat operator.  
For example:   "Abc" * 4   would become:   "AbcAbcAbcAbc".

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mohan Abdul

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cant make sense of this code '''elif skit == "Lumberjack": if len(skit) < 3: print("sleeps all day")'''

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Steven Parker

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