KwickClips Python · 43 sec · free
Is a variable a box?
Short answer. No, it is a name tag on an object.
What does = do?
It moves the tag to a value.
Name tags on boxes
| Code | Name | Box |
|---|---|---|
| marks = 45 | marks -> | [ 45 ] |
| marks = 50 | marks -> | [ 50 ] |
| (old box) | no name | cleared |
Remember
| Value lives in an object |
| Variable is a name tag |
| = moves the tag |
Is a variable a box? No, a name tag. The value lives in an object. Marks equals forty five tags it. Marks equals fifty moves the tag. The old box is cleared. A value lives in an object. A variable tags it. Equals moves the tag.
This clip is from the full lesson: Variables, Assignment and Data Types in Python — 8 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 9 Information Technology (402), CBSE Class 9 Artificial Intelligence (417), CBSE Class 9 Artificial Intelligence (417)
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