Python Variables
CS1543: Python Programming
Python Variables: Creating Variables
• Variables are containers for storing data values.
• Unlike other programming languages, Python has no command for declaring
a variable.
• A variable is created the moment you first assign a value to it.
Python Variables: Creating Variables
• Example:
x=5
y = "John"
print(x)
print(y)
• Output
5
John
Python Variables: Creating Variables
• Variables do not need to be declared with any particular type and can even
change type after they have been set.
x = 4 # x is of type int
x = "Sally" # x is now of type str
print(x)
Output:
Sally
Python Variables: Creating Variables
• String variables can be declared either by using single or double quotes:
x = "John"
print(x)
#double quotes are the same as single quotes:
x = 'John'
print(x)
Output:
John
John
Python Variables: Creating Variables
• Variable Names
• A variable can have a short name (like x and y) or a more descriptive name (age, carname,
total_volume).
• Rules for Python variables:
• A variable name must start with a letter or the underscore character.
• A variable name cannot start with a number.
• A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric characters and underscores (A-z, 0-9, and _ )
• Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age and AGE are three different variables)
Python Variables: Variable Names
#Legal variable names: #Illegal variable names:
myvar = "John" 2myvar = "John"
my_var = "John" my-var = "John"
_my_var = "John" my var = "John"
myVar = "John"
MYVAR = "John"
myvar2 = "John"
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