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1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsAll entities in python are objects stored in memory. A variable is a way to point at an object and give it a named reference.
One such object would be a string of text such as your name "ibharim". To assign this object a named reference, such as name, use the = character:
name = "ibharim"
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!