Python Key Terms

  1. key = a field, or combination of fields, in a database table used to retrieve and sort rows in the table based on certain requirements

  2. sequence of code = two or more lines of code

  3. command/function = the code

  4. static text = what we ask it to print; does not change

  5. output = varies depending on tools and development intentions; what the code does when you run it

  6. variable = stores input from the user

  7. dynamic = the input and output can change each time the code is run

  8. jupyter notebook input box = obtains input from the user

  9. terminal = python print usually obtains inputs and outputs to a terminal