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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Create a variable

I'm putting down the code exactly how it should be why isn't it working?!

I don't understand what is going on.

variable.py
'name="Yaroslav"'

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,325 Points

Remove those single quotes and you're good to go.

The variable name and the equale sign shoudnยดt be in "" like

name ="Raffael"