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Variables and Data Types
Variables
Variables are like containers for storing values.
Values in the variables can be changed.
Values
Consider that variables are like containers for storing information.
In context of programming, this information is often referred to as value.
Data Type
In programming languages, every value or data has an associated type to it known as data type.
Some commonly used data types
String
Integer
Float
Boolean
This data type determines how the value or data can be used in the program. For example,
mathematical operations can be done on Integer and Float types of data.
String
A String is a stream of characters enclosed within quotes.
Stream of Characters
Capital Letters ( A – Z )
Small Letters ( a – z )
Digits ( 0 – 9 )
Special Characters (~ ! @ # $ % ^ . ?,)
Space
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Some Examples
"Hello World!"
"some@example.com"
"1234"
Note
The Stream of characters enclosed within quotes (Both single quotes and Double
quotes) are considered as strings.
'hello'
"hello"
Integer
All whole numbers (positive, negative and zero) without any fractional part come under Integers.
Examples
...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,...
Float
Any number with a decimal point
24.3, 345.210, -321.86
Boolean
In a general sense, anything that can take one of two possible values is considered a Boolean.
Examples include the data that can take values like
True or False
Yes or No
0 or 1
On or Off , etc.
As per the Python Syntax,
True and False are considered as Boolean values. Notice that both start with a capital letter.
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Assigning Value to Variable
The following is the syntax for assigning an integer value
10 to a variable age
PYTHON
1 age = 10
Here the equals to
= sign is called as Assignment Operator as it is used to assign values to variables.
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