In this tutorial, you will learn Python statements. Also, you will learn simple statements and compound statements. Show
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What is a statement in Python?A statement is an instruction that a Python interpreter can execute. So, in simple words, we can say anything written in Python is a statement. Python statement ends with the token NEWLINE character. It means each line in a Python script is a statement. For example, Hello 207 is an assignment statement. where Hello 208 is a variable name and 10 is its value. There are other kinds of statements such as Hello 209 statement, There are mainly four types of statements in Python, print statements, Assignment statements, Conditional statements, Looping statements. The print and assignment statements are commonly used. The result of a print statement is a value. Assignment statements don’t produce a result it just assigns a value to the operand on its left side. A Python script usually contains a sequence of statements. If there is more than one statement, the result appears only one time when all statements execute. Example Output Hello 20 As you can see, we have used three statements in our program. Also, we have added the comments in our code. In Python, we use the hash ( We can add multiple statements on a single line separated by semicolons, as follows: Multi-Line StatementsPython statement ends with the token NEWLINE character. But we can extend the statement over multiple lines using line continuation character ( Example Implicit continuation: We can use parentheses Example: As you see, we have removed the the line continuation character ( We can use square brackets Same as square brackets, we can use the curly Example: Output: ['Emma', 'Kelly', 'Jessa']
{'Emma': 70, 'Kelly': 65, 'Jessa': 75}Python Compound StatementsCompound statements contain (groups of) other statements; they affect or control the execution of those other statements in some way. The compound statement includes the conditional and loop statement.
Simple StatementsApart from the declaration and calculation statements, Python has various simple statements for a specific purpose. Let’s see them one by one. If you are an absolute beginner, you can move to the other beginner tutorials and then come back to this section. Expression statementsExpression statements are used to compute and write a value. An expression statement evaluates the expression list and calculates the value. To understand this, you need to understand an expression is in Python. An expression is a combination of values, variables, and operators. A single value all by itself is considered an expression. Following are all legal expressions (assuming that the variable If your type the expression in an interactive python shell, you will get the result. So here But in a script, an expression all by itself doesn’t do anything! So we mostly assign an expression to a variable, which becomes a statement for an interpreter to execute. Example: The addition = 10 + 20 + \ 30 + 40 + \ 50 + 60 + 70 print(addition) # Output: 280 7 statementFor example, you created a function for future releases, so you don’t want to write a code now. In such cases, we can use a Example: The addition = (10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 60 + 70) print(addition) # Output: 2800 statementThe Python Syntax: Hello 200 The Example: Hello 201 Output: Hello 202 The addition = (10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 60 + 70) print(addition) # Output: 2803 statementWe create a function in Python to perform a specific task. The function can return a value that is nothing but an output of function execution. Using a Example: Hello 203 Output: Hello 204 The addition = (10 + 20 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 60 + 70) print(addition) # Output: 2805 statementThe import statement is used to import modules. We can also import individual classes from a module. Python has a huge list of built-in modules which we can use in our code. For example, we can use the built-in module DateTime to work with date and time. What is multi line statement?In this type of multi-line statement, we will be using the line continuation character (\) to split a statement into multiple lines.
What is multiple statements found while compiling a single statement in Python?Semicolons are used to separate numerous statements on a single line (;).
Can multiple Python statements be written on a single line?These statements can very well be written in one line by putting semicolon in between. However, this practice is not allowed if there is a nested block of statements.
What does Python use to determine the grouping of statements?Now you know why: indentation is used to define compound statements or blocks. In a Python program, contiguous statements that are indented to the same level are considered to be part of the same block. Here, all the statements at the matching indentation level (lines 2 to 5) are considered part of the same block.
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