Here are some of the basic syntax rules for Python:
- Python is case-sensitive, which means that
Hello
andhello
are treated as two different variables. - Python uses indentation to define blocks of code, rather than curly braces. The standard indentation is 4 spaces, but some people prefer to use 2 spaces or a tab. It is important to be consistent with your indentation, as it affects the way the code is parsed.
- Python uses
#
to indicate the beginning of a comment. Everything after the#
on the same line is ignored by the interpreter. - Python uses quotation marks (either single or double) to indicate the beginning and end of a string. If you need to include a quotation mark within a string, you can use the opposite type of quotation mark to define the string, or you can use the
\
character to escape the quotation mark.
Here is an example of some simple Python code:
# This is a comment
# This is a string
message = "Hello, world!"
# This is a variable
x = 10
# This is a conditional statement
if x > 0:
print(message)