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Variable Types in Python

Table of Contents for this Page Common Variable types Python’s built in type  function Naming Conventions for Variables (snake vs camel case) Python supports the basic types of variables that  you would expect from a general purpose language. These are listed below. Number floating point  integer String (more here) Boolean List (more on lists here) Dictionary Tuple … Continue reading Variable Types in Python →

Variables in Python 3 – Part 2: Text

Introduction Lets continue with the idea of a video game that we introduced in the first part of this article. Imagine your player has a name. This could be hard coded, but what if the player gets to pick the name, in which case it is dynamic. This would be a case where a text … Continue reading Variables in Python 3 – Part 2: Text →

Variables in Python 3 – Part 1: Numbers

Introduction Imagine you’re programming a video game. You have a cute little monster character on the screen who can run left or right. Inside your program, you keep track of where the character is standing, using a number. Smaller numbers are more to the left, larger numbers are more to the right: How will your … Continue reading Variables in Python 3 – Part 1: Numbers →