Variable Assignment and Basic Calculations

Variable Assignment and Basic Calculations#

Learning objectives#

After working through this topic, you should be able to:

  • Assign values to variables in Python

  • Do simple calculations with numbers and variables

Materials#

Video with English subtitles:

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Video with German subtitles:

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If you want to get a deeper understanding of the differences between variables and values, you may find it helpful to run little code snippets through the Python Tutor. It will visualise what happens in Python’s memory when you execute a piece of code.

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