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

Posted by Rishab choksi
Rishab choksi
972 Points

what have i done wrong

i did the same exact thing

variable.py 
'name = "Rishab"'.

1 Answer

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points
jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Rishab,

You might want to re-watch the previous video.

The first thing you'll want to do is remove the single quotes wrapping your variable name and variable assignment. You'll also want to remove the period at the end.

Look at the following example:

name = 'jacob'

As shown, you can simply write the variable name (In this case, 'name') and then assign it a String value. The String value in this case should be the only thing wrapped in quotes.