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difference between variable and assignment statement in python?
and an example of them. i thought anythiing before an = sign is a variable, but then it seems like elsewhere its an assignment statement?
1 Answer
- JeroonkLv 67 years ago
A "variable" is simply the concept of a named place where you can store data. You can use them in assignment statements to assign them a different piece of data.
For example:
x = 5
- The whole thing (x = 5) is called an assignment statement.
- The left-hand-side (x) of the statement is the place where you want to assign the data to, in this case a variable with the name x.
- The = is simply there to indicate that this is an assignment statement (you could call it the "assignment operator").
- The right-hand side (5) is the data you want to assign.
Assignment statements are everywhere you use an = to assign a right-hand-side piece of data to a left-hand-side location. Variables are named places where you can store data. They may used as part of an assignment statement.
