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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners What is a Variable?

Posted by Anwar Sayedi
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Anwar Sayedi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 98 Points

all alphabates and alphanumeric are variables

all alphabates and alphanumeric are variables ?

what variables are there at python

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

What do you mean?

Adrian Turika
Adrian Turika
445 Points

boolean, tuple, dictionary, list, string, int, etc..

1 Answer

Nils Sens
Nils Sens
9,654 Points
Nils Sens
Nils Sens
9,654 Points

No, letters of the alphabet and numbers etc. are not variables. Variables can CONTAIN these strings of letters, numbers etc. Variables are like magic containers where you can put stuff in, and just by calling the container's name, the stuff comes out again. Maybe you were trying to ask about "data types"? Number is one data type. String of text (even including numbers, but in this case they can't be used in math operations), booleans (True / False) are others. The other answer lists them all I guess.