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The document provides an overview of Python variables, including their definition, naming rules, and conventions. It emphasizes the importance of using descriptive names and following specific naming styles such as snake_case and Pascal Case. Additionally, it covers how to assign values to variables and check their data types.

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The document provides an overview of Python variables, including their definition, naming rules, and conventions. It emphasizes the importance of using descriptive names and following specific naming styles such as snake_case and Pascal Case. Additionally, it covers how to assign values to variables and check their data types.

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Python Variables
1. What is a Variable?
• A variable is a name assigned to a memory location that stores a value.
• Python variables are dynamically typed, meaning they don’t require an
explicit type declaration.

2. Variable Naming Rules (Identifiers)


A variable name (also called an identifier) follows these rules:
• Starts with a letter (A-Z or a-z) or an underscore ( _ ).
• Can contain letters (A-Z and a-z), numbers (0-9), and underscores ( _
).
• Case-sensitive (Fruits and fruits are different variables).
• Cannot start with a number.
• Cannot contain spaces or special characters (@, $, %).
• Cannot use Python keywords (like class, def, if).

Examples

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3. Naming Conventions in Python


Variable names with more than one word can be difficult to read.
To make variable names readable, follow these conventions:

Snake Case (Recommended for variables & functions)


• Words are separated by underscores (_).

Pascal Case (Used for Class Names)


• Each word starts with an uppercase letter, without underscores.

Camel Case (Used in some libraries, not common in Python)


• First word is lowercase, following words start with uppercase.

Uppercase (For Constants)


• Constants are written in all uppercase with underscores.

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4. Assigning Values to Variables


Single Assignment

Multiple Assignments

5. Type Checking
We can get the data type of a variable with the type() Class

Best Practices for Naming Variables


• Use descriptive names (user_age instead of x).
• Follow snake_case for variable names.
• Use UPPERCASE for constants.
• Avoid single-letter variable names (except in loops, like i, j).

Note:
The concepts of global variables and local variables will be taught in the
Functions topic because they require an understanding of functions.

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