Storing variables
You're building your first Python project - a recipe scaler! Before you can scale recipes, you need to learn how to store ingredient information. In Python, you use variables to store values you'll use multiple times. For recipes, you'll need to store ingredient names (text, called strings) and quantities (whole numbers, called integers). Let's start by storing information for a pasta recipe.
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Python for Developers
Exercise instructions
- Create a variable called
pasta_typeand store the string"spaghetti"in it. - Create a variable called
quantityand store the integer80in it, for grams. - Print both variables to verify they were stored correctly.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Store the pasta type as a string
pasta_type = "____"
# Store the quantity as an integer
quantity = ____
# Print the pasta type
____(pasta_type)
# Print the quantity
____(quantity)