How to assign multiple values as numbers to a variable in Python?

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#1

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I’m curious about this. Variables can store tuple,list,dictionary,numbers,strings etc. Here in the code…

sales_data = [[12, 17, 22], [2, 10, 3], [5, 12, 13]]
scoops_sold = 0
for location in sales_data:
for element in location:
print(element)
scoops_sold += element

print(scoops_sold)

The element variable can store multiple numbers and it’s data type is int but when i try this method individually for eg.

abc = 1,2,3,4,5,6

This change the data type to tuple. How to assign multiple numbers to a variable and use the data type as Int?

Thanks alot

#2

you can’t. Integers, floats and strings can’t hold multiple values.

Why would you want this? What advantage would multiple integers have over a container like a list?

#3

I’m just trying to understand how the temporary variable can store multiple values? from this code…

sales_data = [[12, 17, 22], [2, 10, 3], [5, 12, 13]]
scoops_sold = 0
for location in sales_data:
for element in location:
print(element)
scoops_sold += element

The temporary variable is element in this case. Since it’s a variable, How can it store multiple integers? Just trying to deep understand the fundamental behind this method?

Thank you.

#4

it can’t, python simply re-assign the variable with the next value from the list.

we can do this as well:

element = 12
element = 17
element = 22

So the variable will hold one integer at a time.

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#5

Great answer. Now I have bit clear understanding. So in this case, the element variable is temporary, it’s holding one number at a time and adding the number to the scoops_sold and again adding another number until it’s complete. So i got the result as 96.

Thank you.

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