6. Variable Assignment

• Assigning a variable is usually done in the following format <variable> = <expression>

• The <expression> is calculated by the processor and modifies the value in the memory referenced by <variable>.

1 x = 5 2 celsius = 5 3 fahrenheit = 9 / 5 * celsius + 32 Edit this code line that just executed next line to execute << First < Prev Next > Last >> Step 1 of 3 Submit Python Tutor by Philip Guo Customize visualization (NEW!)

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• You can assign values to the same variable several times.

1 x = 0 2 print(x) 3 x = "avocado" 4 print(x) 5 x = 3.14 6 print(x) 7 x = x * 2 8 print(x) Edit this code line that just executed next line to execute << First < Prev Next > Last >> Step 1 of 8 Submit Python Tutor by Philip Guo Customize visualization (NEW!)

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• In the previous example, x takes the last assigned value.

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