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Variables: How to give name to values and create general programs

Learn programming basics! Understand algorithms, propositional logic, and Python syntax. Create programs and grasp the basics of computer science.

This activity will introduce basic Python syntax. Learning this syntax will enable you to write Python programs. We will use the online version of the Visual Studio Code to write code. This activity will also incorporate small programming exercises to reinforce your understanding.

We start with this video exploring the concept of variables in programming, and specifically in Python. A variable is an abstract storage location with a symbolic name.

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