Introduction to
Python Programming
Prepared By: Rosemarie O. San Andres
Variables
- Containers to store data
- Created by assignment: variable_name = value
Example:
x = 5
y = “Joshua“
Note: Use lowercase and underscores for clarity
Example:
total_product
Rules in Naming Variable
Must start with letter or underscore character
Cannot start with number
Can only contain alpha-numeric characters and underscore (A-z,0-9, _ )
Case-sensitive (name, Name and NAME are different variables)
The reserved words(Keywords) cannot be used in naming the variables.
Data Types
TYPE Example USE CASE
INT 16,19,24 Quantity, age,
stock count
FLOAT 5.6, 4.5, 3.34 Price, Ratings,
salary
STR “name,” “product” Names, codes,
descriptions
BOOL True or false Status, Availability
checks
Checking Data Types
x = "Hello World" str
x = 20 int
x = 20.5 float
x = 1jcomplex
x = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] list
x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry") tuple
x = range(6) range
x = {"name" : "John", "age" : 36} dict
x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} set
Real life Business Examples
Your family run a store that sells T-shirts at ₱ 250. A customer buys 4
shirts.
Code:
Price = 250
Quantity = 4
Total = Price * Quantity
print(“Total:” , Total)
OUTPUT
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Using input() without converting to int or float
Using = instead of ==
Forgetting quotation marks for strings
Mixing data types in calculations
Indentation
Missing colons
Incorrect operator
Mismatched parentheses
Exercise
Ask for your item name, number of items and price for item
Calculates total cost
Compute VAT(20%) [to compute * total and 0.20]
Display subtotal , VAT and grand total
Thank you.
End of Discussion