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Program 6: To demonstrate variables in Python.
Program 6.py

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name = "Rahul" # String variable
age = 15 # Integer variable

print("Name:", name)
print("Age:", age)

age = 16 # Value updated
print("Updated Age:", age)

Output

Name: Rahul
Age: 15
Updated Age: 16

Let’s Revisit

♦ Python is a high-level and general-purpose programming language which simplifies the process of developing a program.
♦ An Integrated Development Environment, commonly known as an IDE, is a software application that brings together all the
essential tools required for software development.
♦ Integrated Development Learning Environment (IDLE) is the default IDE that comes automatically when Python is installed on
a computer.
♦ Spyder is an open-source IDE mainly used for scientific computing and data analysis.
♦ Python is a portable programming language. This means a Python program written on one operating system can run on other
operating systems without changing the code.
♦ An identifier is the name given to a variable, function, class, object or any other element in a Python program.
♦ In Python, variables are names that act as containers for storing data or values in a program.
♦ A multi-line comment in Python is used to explain multiple lines of code or to write a detailed description of a program.

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