Variables! In lawman term
A variable in Python is an entity or a container that is used to store data provided by the user. Or, we can say, it is a reserved memory location to store values. Some of the key features of variables are discussed below.
Variable is stored in RAM.
Value saved inside a variable is lost once the kernel is restarted.
Name of the variable is case-sensitive.
Variable name can be anything. But, the name should start with numbers or special characters except for the underscore(_).
Variable name should not be a Python keyword and no space is allowed while naming a variable.
Python provides a cool feature in which you can type the name of the variable followed by a dot(.) and press the tab. This will list all the functions available for that variable in Python.
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