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Variables are names which refer to stored values. In Python, the = symbol assigns the value on the right to the name on the left. The variable is created when a value is assigned to it. Here, Python assigns an age to a variable age and a name in quotes to a variable first_name. Variable names in Python can only contain letters, digits, and underscore _ (typically used to separate words in long variable names) cannot start with a digit are case sensitive (age, Age and AGE are three different variables) can only contain letters, digits, and underscore _ (typically used to separate words in long variable names) cannot start with a digit are case sensitive (age, Age and AGE are three different variables) Variable names starting with underscores like __alistairs_real_age have special meaning so we won't do that until we understand the convention. Python has a built-in function called print that produces a printout as text to the terminal. Like any function, we can call print (i.e., tell

Variables and Types: OxRSE Training Skip to main content Variables and Types "Programming with Python" course by the Carpentries Variables and Types Learning outcomes Creating and using variables. Understanding variable types. Basic operations on strings and numeric types. Using variables to store values Variables are names which refer to stored values. In Python, the = symbol assigns the value on the right to the name on the left. The variable is created when a value is assigned to it. Here, Python assigns an age to a variable age and a name in quotes to a variable first_name . Copy age = 42

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