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Python: What all rules are defined for variables in python ?

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Sometimes python shell throws error while declaring variables . Is there any single place where all the rules are defined ?

posted Apr 23, 2016 by Vikram Singh

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A variable is a memory location where a programmer can store a value. The value stored in a variable can be accessed or updated later. The interpreter allocates memory on the basis of data type of a variable.

Variables names must start with a letter or an underscore, such as:

_underscore
underscore_

The remainder of your variable name may consist of letters, numbers and underscores.

password1
n00b
un_der_scores

Names are case sensitive.

case_sensitive, CASE_SENSITIVE, and Case_Sensitive are each a different variable.

Good Variable Name

Choose meaningful name instead of short name. roll_no is better than rn.
Maintain the length of a variable name. Roll_no_of_a-student is too long?
Be consistent; roll_no or or RollNo
Begin a variable name with underscore(_) character for special case.

answer Apr 27, 2016 by Manikandan J
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