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Variables, Identifiers and Keywords in Python

The document provides an overview of variables, identifiers, and keywords in Python, explaining how variables are assigned values and can change types during execution. It details the rules for naming identifiers, including case sensitivity and restrictions on characters, as well as the significance of keywords that have predefined meanings in Python. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts and their proper usage.

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Variables, Identifiers and Keywords in Python

The document provides an overview of variables, identifiers, and keywords in Python, explaining how variables are assigned values and can change types during execution. It details the rules for naming identifiers, including case sensitivity and restrictions on characters, as well as the significance of keywords that have predefined meanings in Python. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts and their proper usage.

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K.C.S.

KASI NADAR COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE


(Belongs to S.V.H.N.A.Dharma Fund)

VARIABLES, IDENTIFIERS AND


KEYWORDS IN PYTHON
By,
Mrs.B.VIJAYALAKSHMI,
Assistant Professor,
Department Of Computer Science.
VARIABLES
• A variable is a name that is associated with a value.
• The assignment operator, = , is used to assign values to variables.
• An immutable value is a value that cannot be changed.
Eg: >>>num=10
>>> k=num
>>> print(k)
O/P : 10
• In Python the same variable can be associated with values of different
type during program execution.
Eg : var = 12 integer
var = 12.45 float
var = 'Hello' string
VARIABLE ASSIGNMENT AND KEYBOARD INPUT
• The value can come from the user by use of the input function.
Eg :
>>> name=input('what is your name : ')
O/P : what is your name : ABC
• All input is returned by the input function as a string type.
• For the input of numeric values, Python provides built-in type conversion
functions int() and float().
Eg :
>>> age=int(input('Enter your age : '))
O/P : Enter your age : 18
IDENTIFIER
• An identifier is a sequence of one or more characters used to name a given
program element.
• Python is case sensitive.
Eg : username is not same as userNAME.
• Identifiers may contain letters and digits, but cannot begin with a digit.
• The underscore character, _, is also allowed but it should not be used as
the first character.
• Spaces are not allowed as part of an identifier.
NAMING AN IDENTIFIER
Valid identifiers Invalid identifiers Reason invalid

totalSales ‘totalsales’ Quotes not allowed

totalsales Total sales Spaces not allowed

salesFor2020 2020sales Cannot begin with a digit

Sales_for_2020 _sales2020 Should not begin with an


underscore

• To check whether a given identifier is a keyword in python.


>>> 'exit' in dir(__builtins__)
O/P : True
>>> 'exit_program' in dir(__builtins__)
O/P : False
KEYWORDS IN PYTHON
• A keyword is an identifier that has predefined meaning in a programming
language.
• Cannot be used as a “regular” identifier.
Eg: >>> and=10
O/P : SyntaxError: invalid syntax
THANK YOU!!!

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