python variable name code example

Example 1: how to create a variable in python

variable1 = "value" # string
variable2 = 1000000 # integer
variable3 = 10000.0 # real/float
variable4 = True # boolean: True or False

Example 2: python use variable name as variable

>>> foo = "bar"
>>> exec(foo + " = 'something else'")
>>> print bar
something else
>>>