Fundamentals of Python - Lesson 1

Questions

• What basic data types can I work with in Python?
• How can I create a new variable in Python?
  • What is a "variable"?
• Can I change the values associated with a variable after I create it?

Objectives

• Assign values to variables
• Work with three basic types of data
  • float
  • integer
  • string
• Develop an understanding of the basic language features
  • print()
  • comments

Lecture

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Jupyter Notebook File

Please use the Jupyter notebook named "01Fundamentals.ipynb" for this lesson. If you haven't downloaded them already, you may find them here.

Key Points

• Basic data types in Python include integers, strings, and floating-point numbers.
• Use variable = value to assign a value to a variable in order to record it in memory.
• Variables are created on-demand whenever a value is assigned to them.
• Use print(something) to display the value of something.