Variable assignment

Learn to assign variables with = and dynamic typing.

What is a variable?

A variable is a named box that stores a value. In Python we assign a value with the = sign:

age = 25
name = "Alex"

The name on the left is the variable, the value on the right is what it holds. When you assign, Python creates the variable and binds the value.

You can print a variable with print: print(age) prints 25.

Python is dynamically typed: you do not declare the type, Python infers it from the value. The same variable can hold values of different types:

x = 5       # int
x = "text" # now str

This flexibility is handy but be careful: code that ignores types may produce surprising errors. You can check the type any time with type(x).

Assign 25 to the age variable. Then print it with print(age).

Show example solution

age = 25
print(age)