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Python Fundamentals

Variables can store values and are assigned using the equals sign (=). The left side of the equals sign must be a variable, while the right side can be a value, variable, or function. Values and variables do nothing on their own, but functions can perform actions without needing to be assigned to a variable when called.

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Python Fundamentals

Variables can store values and are assigned using the equals sign (=). The left side of the equals sign must be a variable, while the right side can be a value, variable, or function. Values and variables do nothing on their own, but functions can perform actions without needing to be assigned to a variable when called.

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python programming

fundamentals
comments
# this is a comment
# lines that begin with # are comments
# when a line contains a #, everything after the # is a comment
values
"hello there" # this is a value
'hello there' # this is the same value (" or ' make no difference)
42 # this is a value. No " or ' because it is a number
72.19 # this is also a value that is a number
variables
# variables have names
# names must be complete words (no abbreviations)
# variable names must never be a single letter

age # a variable named age


name # a variable named name

# variables can have names with more than one word

street_address # but spaces are not allowed, so you must use _


variables contain values
# a variable called favorite color may contain the value green
# a variable gets content using assignment
# assignment uses an operator
# the assignment operator is =

favorite_color = "green" # the variable is assigned the value green


age = 34 # age is assigned the value 34
more on variables and values
# a variable can be assigned a value
# but values can not be assigned to a variable

title = "Python for Beginners" # yes!


"Python for Beginners" = title # NO!

# Therefore:
# for = think about left and right sides of the =
# left must be a variable
# right can be a variable or a value
left side of =
# ALWAYS a variable
right side of =
# something that provides a value

# a value can be provided by a value (of course!)


# a value can be provided by a variable
what do values and variables do?
# NOTHING (by themselves)
# examples: python code that does nothing

42
name = "Andy" # assignment (does something)
name # but these do nothing
"Hello"
more on right side of =
# can be a function
# a function executes some python code
# a simple function:

addup(1, 2) # addup calculate the sum of two numbers, 3 here

# addup returns the sum of the two numbers (it has the value 3)
# and addup(4, 5) has the value 9
and even more
# a function is thus a value
# a function can therefore only appear on the right side of =
# and a function on its own is just a value
# and values do nothing by themselves

result = addup(1, 2) # calculate and record the sum of 1 and 2


addup(1, 2) # calculate and throw the answer away

# BUT some functions can do something without providing a value

print("hello") # can do something inside the function


recap
# left side of = is ONLY a variable
# right side of = is a variable, value, or function
# values and variables do NOTHING my themselves…
# … except for a function called for what is does inside

print(99) # "inside" prints 99. "Outside", value is not needed

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