variable = None in Python? What does it mean?

Question

I am new to coding. I saw some code where variable = None, what does it mean? I can't find an answer anywhere online. Thanks in advance!

Accepted Answer

It sets a variable named `variable` to `None` (Python's version of a null/nonetype object).

See a demonstration below:

```
>>> variable = None
>>> type(variable)
<type 'NoneType'>
>>>
```

I really think you should read one of the many Python tutorials out there since this is a fundamental language concept. Here are some I found useful:

http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_overview.htm

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