Python Syntax

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🐍 Lesson 3: Python Syntax

1. What is syntax?

Short answer → Syntax refers to the set of rules for writing Python code.

In other words → Syntax is the set of rules that defines how Python code must be written.

2. Indentation (using spaces/tabs)

Instead of using {}, Python uses space/tab indentation to define a block.

⚠️ Get the indentation wrong and you'll hit an IndentationError.

3. Key Python Syntax Rules

Rule	ရှင်းလင်းချက်
Case-sensitive	Variable နာမည်တွေမှာ အကြီး/အသေး ခွဲထားတယ် (name ≠ Name)
Indentation	Code block တွေကို space/tab နဲ့ ခွဲတယ်
Line Continuation	\ သုံးပြီး ကြောင်းဆက်ရေးနိုင်တယ်
Comments	# နဲ့ စတဲ့ စာကြောင်း → Python မဖတ်ဘဲ မှတ်ချက်အနေနဲ့ထားတယ်

4. Summary

✅ Python syntax = indentation matters

✅ It's case-sensitive

✅ Write one statement per line

✅ Write comments with #

python

# ===== 1. မှန်ကန်သော Indentation =====
if 5 > 2:
    print("Five is greater than two!")  # ✅ Correct

# ===== 2. Case-sensitive Example =====
name = "Sai"
Name = "Aye"
print(name)  # Sai
print(Name)  # Aye

# ===== 3. Line Continuation =====
total = 1 + 2 + 3 + \
        4 + 5 + 6
print(f"Total: {total}")

# ===== 4. Multiple statements in one line =====
x = 5; y = 10; print(f"x + y = {x + y}")

You should see

Five is greater than two! Sai Aye Total: 21 x + y = 15