On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 1:26 PM Piergiorgio Sartor via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > > On 01/04/2024 10.40, Stefan Ram wrote: > > Q: How can I multiply two variables in Python? I tried: > > > > a = 2 > > b = 3 > > print( ab ) > > > > but it did not work. > > > > A: No, this cannot work. To multiply, you need the multiplication > > operator. You can import the multiplication operator from "math": > > > > Code example: > > > > from math import * > > > > a = 2 > > b = 3 > > print( a * b ) > > I guess the operator "*" can be imported from any module... :-) > > bye, > > -- > > piergiorgio > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>>> a = 3 >>> b = 5 >>> print(a*b) 15 >>> No import is necessary. -- Joel Goldstick -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list