lesson 08 Variables & Data Types · beginner

Text, True, and False

Text in a name is still text. True and False are the two yes-or-no values.

You'll be able to

Store text in a name and print the name
Store True or False and print it
Tell True from the text "True"

The idea

Text in quotes is a value you can store. The quotes mark the text. They are not stored. item = "Train Set" and then print(item) shows Train Set.

Run each example to see what it prints. Running examples doesn't count toward progress.

example-1.py · Text in a name

item = "Train Set"
code = "WELCOME10"
print(item)
print(code)

True and False are values, like numbers. They answer yes-or-no questions: is it in stock, has it shipped. They are written without quotes, and the capitals matter. true is not True. "True" is text, not the yes-or-no value. Using them to choose a path comes later. Here you store them and print them.

example-2.py · Yes and no

ready = True
print(ready)
print(False)

Review

Text is stored in quotes. The quotes are not part of the value.
True and False are values. They have no quotes, and the capitals matter.
"True" is text. True is the yes-or-no value. Next: turning text into numbers.

Practise this