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

Posted by Loren Jakobov
Loren Jakobov
347 Points

I'm on the very first exercise in the Python video and can't figure out how to set up my name as a variable?

Would appreciate some help, I realize this is very basic and I must have done some minor glitch.

variable.py 
'variable = name("loren")

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

name = "Loren"

How you refer to the variable is on the left and its new value is on the right.

Loren Jakobov
Loren Jakobov
347 Points

Ah so easy, thanks!