This Python Statements lesson is for a beginner. Read the short notes, run each example, then change one name or number and run it again.
A statement is one instruction. Python runs the statements in a file from top to bottom.
An assignment, a call to print, and a return are statements. An if, for, or def is a compound statement: it ends with a colon and owns the indented lines under it.
Example 1: Start here
A block cannot be empty. Use pass when the body is not written yet.
city = "Chennai" # text
print(city)
Example 2: Three statements in order
Python runs the file from the top. The print happens after both names exist.
city = "Chennai" # text
seats = 24 # a whole number
print(city, seats) # a comma prints each value, with a space between
Example 3: A statement on one line
Each line is one statement. They run in the order you wrote them.
print("one") # print writes this; the quotes are not shown
print("two")
Example 4: Use pass as a placeholder
pass is an empty statement. The program continues after the block.
ready = False # True or False, not text
if not ready: # run the indented lines only when this is true
pass # a placeholder, so the block is not empty
print("still going")
A block cannot be empty. Use pass when the body is not written yet.
