Python Basics

Python Basics

1. Python is a computer language. It has a special text editor called Idle.

2. It is used to code programmes.

3. Key terminology

   • Comment
     • A piece of text that does not mean anything to the computer
   • Strings
     • Bits of text
   • Function
     • A reusable piece of code
   • Float
     • A number data type that can have a decimal value
   • Variable
     • A name that refers to a place in a computer's memory where data is stored
   • Mathmatical operator
     • An operator that performs some mathemamatical function on some numbers, e.g multiplication or addition
   • Interger
     • A number data-type that cannot have a decimal value and must be a whole number
   • While loop
     • A kind of look that repeats code while a comparative statement returns
   • Modulus
     • A mathematical operator that is used to return the remainder from a division calculation; e.g. 22%7 returns 1
   • Output
     • Data that is sent from a program to a screen or printer
   • Equals Operator
     • The equals sign is used to assign a value to a variable in coding, for example n=2 assigns the the value 2 to the variable n