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Lesson 19 of 20 · Cause & Effect
Cause & Effect — Part 8
When I do this, that happens. Actions cause results. This is part 8 of 20.
What you'll learn
You will understand that code (cause) produces output (effect), and changing the code changes the result.
Steps
- 1In coding, every action has a result. When the computer reads print(), the action is 'show text' and the result is the message on screen.
- 2If we changed the message inside print(), the action stays the same (show text) but the result changes (different text).
- 3This is cause and effect: the CODE is the cause, the OUTPUT is the effect.
- 4Every line of code you write causes something to happen. Understanding this helps you predict what your code will do!
Key Terms
- Cause
- The code you write — it tells the computer what to do.
- Effect
- What happens as a result (e.g. text appears on screen).
- Output
- The result that a program produces — what you see on screen.
Python 3
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