Variables: Storing Information

What a Variable Is

A variable is a labeled box that holds a value. In Python, one line can store text and another can store a number. Type both lines into your Python file and run it — nothing prints yet, and that's correct.

name = "Elijah" age = 15

Use Your Variables

Now print them. Then try a sentence that uses both variables. Python assembles the pieces for you.

print(name) print(age) print("My name is", name, "and I am", age, "years old.")

Make It Yours

Create 3 variables: your favorite game, your favorite color, and one thing you want to build. Print a sentence using all three.

favorite_game = "Minecraft" favorite_color = "purple" thing_to_build = "a 3D game world" print("I like", favorite_game, favorite_color, "and I want to build", thing_to_build)