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Variables

The document provides an overview of variables and constants in Python, explaining their purpose as containers for storing data values. It outlines the rules for naming variables, how to create and print them, and the concept of constants that hold unchangeable values. Additionally, it covers the changing of variable values and lists Python reserved keywords that cannot be used as variable names.

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Variables

The document provides an overview of variables and constants in Python, explaining their purpose as containers for storing data values. It outlines the rules for naming variables, how to create and print them, and the concept of constants that hold unchangeable values. Additionally, it covers the changing of variable values and lists Python reserved keywords that cannot be used as variable names.

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Variables

Table of contents
1.Variables and constants
2.Rules to write variable name
3.Create variables
4.Print variables
5.Changing value of a variable
6.Summary
01

Variables
and
Constants
let's learn with an example :

Variables are containers for storing data


values.

Things inside this box are called


as variable(value)

The box is called as


location(address)
Variables and Constants in python are the same as in Mathematics

In Mathematics,
If we are asked to find the average of two
numbers.
We assume two variables x and y.
average = (x + y)/2
If x=70 and y=30
average = (70+30)/2 = 50
Syntax:
Variable name = value

Example:
• x and y are variables which
can store any values that they
are assigned.

i a bl e s • 70 and 30 are the constants


Va r
which are assigned to a and b
respectively
Open notepad and type this code and save it as variable.py

Make sure to save as .py extension.

assigning 5 to x

assigning john to y

displays x and y
Open the terminal and type “python name of file with .py extension” . For the previous
example type python variable.py.

Values of x and y
Constants:
A constant is a type of variable that holds values, which cannot be changed.
Example:

create a file and save it as


constant.py

create another file and import


contant.py file and access the
constant value

You can see the constant value


Rules to write
a Variable
name
02
Rules to write a Variable names can be made up
Variable name of letters , numbers, and the
underscore character (_).

01 03

Variable names can’t start


A variable name can’t contain a
with a number
space , so use an underscore to
separate words.
Legal and Illegal Variables

Legal variables Illegal Variables

no of cars = 14
name = “John“ #spaces are not allowed
_my_name = "John“
count= 20 2myvar = "John”
Var1 = “Hello” #starting with a number
is not allowed
Legal
variables

Illegal
Variables
Creation of variables
The variable and its data types are created once any value is
assigned to it.

cost=30.20
length =20
A variable called
A variable called cost is created
length is created and its value is
and its value is 20 30.20
Printing variables
To find out what value a variable stores, enter print in the
shell, followed by the variable name in parentheses

value 89 is assigned to x and it is


displayed
Python reserved words
Python has a set of keywords that are reserved words that cannot be used as variable names.

and def exec if not return

assert del finally import or try

break elif for in pass while

class else from is print with

continue expect global lamda raise yield


Changing value
of variables
Initially we assign value of x as 12

Later we changed value of x to 10


Summary:
What did you learn ?
1. Variables and Constants
2. Rules to write variables
3. Creation of variables
4. Print variables
5. Changing value of variables

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