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Python Python Basics (Retired) Ins & Outs Ins & Outs

Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
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Posted by Bryan Sory
Bryan Sory
1,978 Points

create a variable with the name name and assign my name to it?

name = bryan

name.py 
name = bryan

2 Answers

Hadi Farhat
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Hadi Farhat
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Hadi Farhat
Hadi Farhat
Courses Plus Student 14,136 Points

You just have to place quotation marks around bryan since it is a string. In other words, bryan should be 'bryan' or "bryan".