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LAB # 02
VARIABLES AND OPERATORS
OBJECTIVE
Implement different type of data types, variables and operators used in Python.
THEORY
Variable
Variables are nothing but reserved memory locations to store values. This means that
when you create a variable you reserve some space in memory.
Rules for constructing 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)
Example
x= 5
y= "John"
print(x)
print (y)
Output:
>>> %Run task1.py
5
John
Variables do not need to be declared with any particular type and can even change type after
they have been set.
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Example:
x= 4
x= "Sally"
print(x)
Output:
>>> %Run task2.py
Sally
Assign Value to Multiple Variables
Python allows you to assign values to multiple variables in one line
Example:
x, y, z = "Orange", "Banana", "Cherry"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)
Output:
>>> %Run task3.py
Orange
Banana
Cherry
To combine both text and a variable, Python uses the + character
Example:
x= "awesome"
print("Python is " , x)
Output:
>>> %Run task4.py
Python is awesome
Python Keywords
Keywords are the words whose meaning have already been explained to the Python
compiler. The keywords cannot be used as variable names,function name or any
identifier because if we do so we are trying to assign a new meaning to the keyword,
which is not allowed by the computer. Keywords are also called ‘Reserved words’.
Some keywords are as follows:
false class finally Is return none continue for try break
true def for From while and del not with as
elif if or except in raise yield
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Data Types
Data types specify how we enter data into our programs and what type of data we enter.
Python Data Types are used to define the type of a variable.
Python has five standard data types −
Numbers (int, float)
String
List
Tuple
Dictionary
You can get the data type of any object by using the “type( )” function.
Operators
Operators are special symbols in Python that carry out arithmetic or logical
computation.
Python divides the operators in the following groups:
Arithmetic operators
Assignment operators
Comparison operators
Logical operators
Identity operators
Membership operators
Bitwise operators
Python Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are used with numeric values to perform common mathematical
operations:
Operator Name Example
+ Addition x+y
- Subtraction x-y
* Multiplication x*y
/ Division x/y
% Modulus x%y
** Exponentiation x**y
// Floor division x // y
Python Relational Operators
Comparison operators are used to compare two values:
Operator Name Example
== Equal x==y
!= Not equal x != y
> Greater than x>y
< Less than x<y
>= Greater than or equal to x >= y
<= Less than or equal to x <= y
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Python Logical Operators
Logical operators are used to combine conditional statements:
Operator Name Example
and Return True if both statements are x < 10 and x > 5
true
or Return True if one of the statements x < 5 or x < 4
is true
not Reverse the result, returns False if the not (x<5 and x< 10)
result is true
EXERCISE
A. Point out the errors, if any,and also paste the output in the following Python
statements.
1. x=5:
print(x)
Error
Statement: #Error in above code
Correct code:
X=5
Print(x)
Output
2. 1TEXT = "SSUET"
NUMBER = 1
print(NUMBER+ TEXT)
Error
Statement: #
Correct code:
TEXT = “SSUET”
NUMBER = 1
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Print(NUMBER, TEXT)
Output
3. a = b = 3 = 4
Error
Statement: #
Correct code:
a , b = 3 , 4
print(a)
print(b)
Output
B. Evaluate the operation in each of the following statements, and show the
resultant value after each statement is executed.
1. a = 2 % 2 + 2 * 2 - 2 / 2;
Statement:
2 % 2: This is the modulus operator, which gives the remainder when 2 is divided by
2, Since 2 is evenly divisible by 2, the result is 0.
2 * 2: This is simple multiplication, which equals 4.
2 / 2: This is division, which equals 1.
Output:
2. b = 3 / 2 + 5 * 4 / 3 ;
print(b)
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Statement:
3. c = b = a = 3 + 4 ;
Statement: Variables ‘a’,’b’ and ‘c’ have the same value 7
a=7
b = a (which means b is also assigned 7)
c = b (which means c is also assigned 7)
3+4 is a simple addition which is equal to 7
Output:
C. Write the following Python programs:
1. Write a program that calculates area of a circle A=π r 2 . (Consider r = 50).
Code:
# Calculate Area of Circle
r= 50*50
pi=3.142
print("Area of Circle")
A= r*pi
print(A)
Output:
2. Write a program that performs the following four operations and prints their result on
the screen.
a. 50 + 4
b. 50 – 4
c. 50 * 4
d. 50 / 4
Code:
# Performing the four operations
a=50 + 4
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b=50 - 4
c=50 * 4
d=50 / 4
print(a)
print(b)
print(c)
print(d)
Output:
3. Write a Python program to convert height (in feet and inches) to centimeters.
Convert height of 5 feet 2 inches to centimeters.
First, convert 5 feet to inches: 5 feet × 12 inches/foot = 60 inches
Add up our inches: 60 + 2 = 62 inches
Convert inches to cm: 62 inches × 2.54 cm/inch = 157.48 cm
Code:
Output:
4. Write a program to compute distance between two points by creating variables
(Pythagorean Theorem)
Distance =((x2−x1)^2+(y2−y1)^2)^1/2
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Code:
Output:
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Output
3 a = b = 3 = 4
Error
Statement: # There must be (,) in between two variable
or integer
Correct code:
a , b = 3 , 4
print(a)
print(b)
Output
B. Evaluate the operation in each of the following statements, and show the
resultant value after each statement is executed.
1. a = 2 % 2 + 2 * 2 - 2 / 2;
Statement:
2 % 2: This is the modulus operator, which gives the remainder when 2 is divided by
2, Since 2 is evenly divisible by 2, the result is 0.
2 * 2: This is simple multiplication, which equals 4.
2 / 2: This is division, which equals 1.
Output:
2. b = 3 / 2 + 5 * 4 / 3 ;
pprint(b)
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Statement:#
Divide 3/2 & 4/3
Multiply 5 by 1.33
Add both the value
Output:
3. c = b = a = 3 + 4 ;
print(c)
Statement: # Variables ‘a’,’b’ and ‘c’ have the same value 7
a=7
b = a (which means b is also assigned 7)
c = b (which means c is also assigned 7)
3+4 is a simple addition which is equal to 7
Output:
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