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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Create a variable

Posted by salim alqahtani
salim alqahtani
172 Points

how to write a variable ?

how to write a variable ?

variable.py 
'name = "Salim"'

3 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

You are close! It's just that you shouldn't put quotes around the whole line of code. You only need quotes for strings (text data are basically strings).

Take a look:

Keep in mind that in Python everything after the hash sign # is NOT run by Python. Python just ignores everything after the hash sign in a program. It is just used for human-reading. They are called Comments in Python.

'name = "Salim"'  # Invalid code, will cause Syntax Error

name = "Salim"  # Code that will pass!

I hope this helps. ~Alex

salim alqahtani
salim alqahtani
172 Points
salim alqahtani
salim alqahtani
172 Points

gg

sascha101
sascha101
1,208 Points
sascha101
sascha101
1,208 Points

Salim,

to create the variable 'name' just do what you already posted in your question:

name = "Salim" is the correct syntax