Combining Several Python Variables in One print()

Several boxes at once — sentences, stat sheets, and combined totals.

Lesson 3 of 5FreeAges 10+

Boxes and print, together

You have used one box at a time so far. Now let us use several together.

print() can take many things at once, remember — boxes and words, mixed freely.

name = "Ember"
age = 200
print(name, "is", age, "years old")

Output

Ember is 200 years old

Notice: name and age have NO quotes because they are boxes. The other words DO, because they are just text.

print(name, "is", age, "years old")

You can also combine two boxes into a brand new number.

pile_one = 120
pile_two = 35
print(pile_one + pile_two)

Output

Python reads BOTH boxes, adds them together, then says the answer. Neither box changes.

print(pile_one + pile_two)

What will I say here?

coins = 40
gems = 10
print(coins + gems)

Why: Python reads both boxes, adds 40 and 10, and says the result: 50. Both boxes stay unchanged.

What will I say here?

name = "Ember"
print(name, "the dragon")

Why: name has no quotes, so I look inside it: Ember. The rest has quotes, so I say those words exactly. Together: Ember the dragon.

The dragon has a name AND an age now. Say both together, on one line, properly labelled so it reads like a sentence.