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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Del

Posted by Haftu Gebrehiwot
Haftu Gebrehiwot
974 Points

How to add a new variable

How do you add a new variable

delete.py 
current_count = 14
total current_count = 14
del current_count
planned = 5
del planned
upcoming_releases = 2
total upcoming_releases = 2
del upcoming_releases

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

new variables are super easy in Python.

Anytime you assign a value to a variable, Python creates is for you if it did not already exist. So just add your new variable name, the assignment operator, and the value you want it to have. For example, in the code above, the very top line creates the variable named "current_count ".

:warning: Be careful not to change any of the lines that the challenge started with. For these tasks you only need to add a tiny bit of new code to the bottom.