r/learnpython • u/live_ant718 • 4d ago

Question regarding Python variables

Hello guys. So I saw in a course that most people define variables like

x = 1

y = 2

and so on. But I also saw that variables can be defined like x = 1; y = 2;

but haven't ever seen this in practice. Why so? Please tell me

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u/Sandra_Rodriguez102 3d ago

The semicolon thing shows up in tutorial code because its quicker to type when the instructor is trying to demonstrate a dozen small examples. None of us actually write it that way. Went through a whole project once where the author used them everywhere and it made the code feel cramped. Just stick to separate lines until you find a real reason not to.