Statements vs Expressions in Python

Expressions and statements are not rival kinds of code. An expression is code Python evaluates to get a value, while a statement is a complete instruction that can contain expressions. This short, beginner-friendly Block gives names to patterns you have already used in calculations and assignments—without asking you to memorize every definition word for word.

What you will learn:

• Recognize expressions as code Python evaluates to get a value
• Recognize statements as complete instructions Python executes
• See how an assignment statement can contain an expression
• Follow assignment in the correct order: evaluate the right side, then store the result
• Separate producing or storing a value from displaying it with print()

By the end, you will be able to read a line like total = price * quantity, recognize the expression inside the assignment statement, and explain what Python does first.