Assignment Statement

Assignment Statement

Assignment statements define variables by evaluating the expression on the right side and assigning the value to whatever is on the left side.

zebra = 23 - 14  
zebra # 9  

When run, the interpreter first evaluates the expression , , and assigns the value to the Variable named zebra.

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Using variables in an expression without using an assignment statement will not change the value of the variable.

zebra * 3 # 27  
zebra # 9  
 
zebra = zebra + 2  
zebra # 11