Often, you will encounter information that you will need to keep track of. Learn how to use variables to store information for accessing later.
- [Instructor] Did you ever play Hangman as a kid? … If so, you may remember, that one player, … also known as player one, … comes up with a word or a phrase, … and the other player, … also known as player two, has to guess it. … So when is the game over? … Well the game is over when player two … either uses up all of their guesses … without correctly guessing the word, … or they guess the word correctly … using the guesses they have. … Either way, the players need to keep track … of how many guesses are left throughout the game. … So as a fun exercise, let's say you were tasked … with coding Hangman, meaning you're building the game … so it can be played online. … How exactly would you keep track … of how many guesses are remaining? … You do this by using a variable. … A variable in programming is like a storage box. … You can use a variable to store … any kind of information or data. … Variables are useful because you can access … and change the contents of a variable anytime you want. …
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- What is Python?
- Strengths and benefits of Python
- Types of data
- Storing data using variables
- Built-in and custom functions
- Lists and tuples
- Conditional statements
- Iteration with loops
- Recursive functions
- Object-oriented programming
Skill Level Beginner
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If statement3m 22s
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If-else statement3m 58s
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