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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Create a variable

Yarik Chekin
Yarik Chekin
2,598 Points

I'm putting down the code exactly how it should be why isn't it working?!

I don't understand what is going on.

variable.py
'name="Yaroslav"'

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

Remove those single quotes and you're good to go.

Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,998 Points

The variable name and the equale sign shoudnยดt be in "" like

name ="Raffael"