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john knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 PointsWhat makes a variable and a list different?
What makes a variable and a list different?, Thaanks
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Steven Parker
215,954 PointsA variable is like a box, you can put things into it. What kind of thing you put into the variable is up to you.
A list is an example of something you might put into that box, as are integer, string, custom object, set, and so on.
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,986 PointsChris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,986 PointsLately, I've been migrating to the definitions:
john knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 Pointsjohn knight
Courses Plus Student 9,155 PointsThank you Guys! Really appreciate is though