Python Basics for Beginners: A Complete Guide

print() shows whatever you put inside it. Text goes inside quotes.

Variables store values. The main types are int (whole numbers), float (decimals), str (text) and bool (True/False).

input() always returns text. Convert it with int() when you need a number.

+ - * / for maths; // for whole-number division; % for the remainder; ** for powers.

Indentation (spaces at the start of a line) matters in Python: it shows which code belongs to the if.

for runs once for each item in a sequence; while runs as long as its condition is true.

A list stores many values in order; a dictionary stores key-value pairs.

Create a function with def and reuse it as often as you like.

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