Module 2 of 15 · Step 1 of 8

Using print()

Use print() whenever you want to see a program's result. First display text and numbers; then combine values and control where lines begin.

By the end of this lesson, you can:

Print text and numbers
Read multiple lines of output
Combine values in one print call

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Learn · Text needs quotes; numbers do not

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Text needs quotes; numbers do not

A string is text between matching quotes. A number can go inside print() without quotes. The displayed digits may look the same, but Python treats quoted and unquoted values differently later.

Pattern

print("some text")
print(10)

Code

print("Ten")
print(10)

Output

Ten
10

Why it works

The first call displays text.
The second displays a numeric value.
Each call begins a separate output line.

Common mistake

Not this

print(Hello)

Try this

print("Hello")

Without quotes, Python searches for a variable named Hello.