Python: How do I add variables with integer values together?

Question

I\'m new to Python. How do I add variables with integer values together?

balance = 1000
deposit = 50
balance + deposit
print \"Balance: \" + str(balance)
         


        

Answer 1

Doing this:

balance + deposit

Does the addition and returns the result (1050). However, that result isn't stored anywhere. You need to assign it to a variable:

total = balance + deposit

Or, if you want to increment balance instead of using a new variable, you can use the += operator:

balance += deposit

This is equivalent to doing:

balance = balance + deposit