Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. It's been 20 years or more since I wrote my first few hundred lines of code in C, so it's about time I learned a more ...

In this article, I'll be exploring the basics of Python, i.e. variables, input and output. You'll need Python (2.7+), a computer, and some free time. Variables Simply put, variables are like envelopes ...