Python Programming On Win32

Numbers, Strings, and Variables

You can assign to variables with =. There is no separate declaration required before you assign a variable:

>>> x=3
>>> x
3
>>> y=x*2
>>> y
6
>>>

Python supports all standard arithmetic operators. Note that the division operator ( / ) yields different results on integer and floating-point types:

>>> 22 / 7
3
>>> 22.0 / 7.0
3.14285714286
>>>

Scientists and mathematicians will be pleased to hear that complex numbers are fully supported using the letter j :

>>> (3 + 1j) * (3 - 1j)
(10+0j)
>>>

Strings can be wrapped in either double or single quotes. They can be concatenated with the + operator and repeated with the * operator. You can also access individual characters by their position:

>>> greeting = 'hello'
>>> epithet = 'stranger'
>>> greeting + ", " + epithet
'hello, stranger'
>>> "spam" * 10
'spamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspamspam'
>>>