Higher-Computing-Introduction-to-Python.ipynb

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    "# Introduction to Python : Assignments\n",
    "\n",
    "Assignments in Python use the = operator and are in the form:\n",
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    "variable = expression\n",
    "\n",
    "e.g. to assign the value 5 to the variable my_number"
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    "my_number = 5\n",
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    "As in LiveCode and other languages you can assign the result of an expression."
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      "The total is 27\n"
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    "number_1 = 20\n",
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    "total = number_1 + number_2\n",
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    "__Edit the code above__ so that __number_1__ and __number_2__ have different values and the __sum__ of the numbers is calculated rather than the total."
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    "Variables can be assigned different values."
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    "my_message = \"Happy Birthday to Me\"\n",
    "team_score = 19\n",
    "test_average = 29.12\n",
    "had_vaccination = False"
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    "You'll have seen from the examples above, the use of the __print__ function. The print function takes a number of parameters and these can be strings and variables.\n",
    "\n",
    "The parameters are separated by a comman and when the output is display, the commas are replaced with spaces."
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    "team_score = 19\n",
    "print(\"The team's score was\", team_score)"
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