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This document discusses variable assignment in Python. It covers naming rules for variables, dynamic typing, assigning and reassigning variables, determining variable type with type(), and a simple exercise demonstrating variable use. Key points include: - Variable names cannot start with numbers or contain spaces - Python uses dynamic typing so variables can be reassigned to different types - Assignment uses the = operator and variables can later be reassigned or have their values changed - The type() function determines an object's type assigned to a variable - Variables make calculations more readable by assigning values to meaningful names

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01 Variable Assignment - HTML

This document discusses variable assignment in Python. It covers naming rules for variables, dynamic typing, assigning and reassigning variables, determining variable type with type(), and a simple exercise demonstrating variable use. Key points include: - Variable names cannot start with numbers or contain spaces - Python uses dynamic typing so variables can be reassigned to different types - Assignment uses the = operator and variables can later be reassigned or have their values changed - The type() function determines an object's type assigned to a variable - Variables make calculations more readable by assigning values to meaningful names

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Variable Assignment

Rules for variable names


names can not start with a number
names can not contain spaces, use _ intead
names can not contain any of these symbols:

:'",<>/?|\!@#%^&*~-+

it's considered best practice (PEP8) that names are lowercase with underscores
avoid using Python built-in keywords like list and str
avoid using the single characters l (lowercase letter el), O (uppercase letter oh) and I
(uppercase letter eye) as they can be confused with 1 and 0

Dynamic Typing
Python uses dynamic typing, meaning you can reassign variables to different data types. This
makes Python very flexible in assigning data types; it differs from other languages that are
statically typed.

In [1]: my_dogs = 2

In [2]: my_dogs

Out[2]: 2

In [3]: my_dogs = ['Sammy', 'Frankie']

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In [4]: my_dogs

Out[4]: ['Sammy', 'Frankie']

Pros and Cons of Dynamic Typing

Pros of Dynamic Typing

very easy to work with


faster development time

Cons of Dynamic Typing

may result in unexpected bugs!


you need to be aware of type()

Assigning Variables
Variable assignment follows name = object , where a single equals sign = is an assignment
operator

In [5]: a = 5

In [6]: a

Out[6]: 5

Here we assigned the integer object 5 to the variable name a .


Let's assign a to something else:

In [7]: a = 10

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In [8]: a

Out[8]: 10

You can now use a in place of the number 10 :

In [9]: a + a

Out[9]: 20

Reassigning Variables
Python lets you reassign variables with a reference to the same object.

In [10]: a = a + 10

In [11]: a

Out[11]: 20

There's actually a shortcut for this. Python lets you add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers
with reassignment using += , -= , *= , and /= .

In [12]: a += 10

In [13]: a

Out[13]: 30

In [14]: a *= 2

In [15]: a

Out[15]: 60

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Determining variable type with type()
You can check what type of object is assigned to a variable using Python's built-in type()
function. Common data types include:

int (for integer)


float
str (for string)
list
tuple
dict (for dictionary)
set
bool (for Boolean True/False)

In [16]: type(a)

Out[16]: int

In [17]: a = (1,2)

In [18]: type(a)

Out[18]: tuple

Simple Exercise
This shows how variables make calculations more readable and easier to follow.

In [19]: my_income = 100


tax_rate = 0.1
my_taxes = my_income * tax_rate

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In [20]: my_taxes

Out[20]: 10.0

Great! You should now understand the basics of variable assignment and reassignment in
Python.
Up next, we'll learn about strings!

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