How do I print right hand side value in Python

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x = 5
y = x
print(y)

So basically i want to print X not rhe value

Print(x) will give 5

i am expecting Print(y) should give X

What I have tried:

x = 5
y = x
print(y)

Posted 6-Jan-20 17:50pm

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Updated 7-Jan-20 3:21am

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2020-01-06T18:10:00

Solution 1

It doesn't work this way. You'd have to do print("x"). no language tracks which variable another variable was set with, unless it's a reference variable and they are both the same object

Posted 6-Jan-20 18:10pm

Christian Graus

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2020-01-07T02:53:00

Solution 2

Short answer: you don't.
In the code what actually happens is:

Python

x = 5    # variable x now contains the value 5
y = x    # variable y now contains a copy of variable x, that is the value 5
print(y) # prints whatever value is in y

Posted 7-Jan-20 2:53am

Richard MacCutchan

Patrice T · Answer 3 · 2020-01-07T03:22:00

Solution 3

Quote:
How do I print right hand side value in Python

Short answer: you don't.
The main reason is that y don't know where its value comes from.

Posted 7-Jan-20 3:22am

Patrice T