Statements & Comments Python

In Python, statements are instructions that perform some action. A statement can be a simple expression or a complex sequence of expressions, assignments, and control structures. Here are some examples of statements in Python:

x = 5  # assignment statement
print("Hello, world!")  # print statement
if x > 0:  # if statement
    print("x is positive")
else:
    print("x is zero or negative")

Comments in Python are used to add explanatory notes to your code that are ignored by the interpreter. Comments start with the hash symbol (#) and continue to the end of the line. Here is an example of a comment in Python:

# This is a comment
print("Hello, world!")  # This is another comment

Comments are useful for documenting your code, explaining the purpose of a statement, or temporarily disabling a piece of code for testing purposes. It is generally a good practice to add comments to your code to make it more readable and maintainable.