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Table of Contents

  • In Short: Expressions Have Values and Statements Cause Side Effects
    • Expressions: Statements With Values
    • Statements: Instructions With Side Effects
    • Summary of Expressions vs Statements
  • How to Check if a Python Instruction Is an Expression vs Statement?
    • Checking Manually in the Python REPL
    • Building a Python Expression vs Statement Detector
  • Does This Difference Matter in Your Day-to-Day Programming?
    • Lambda Expression
    • Assert Statement
  • What Are Simple and Compound Statements in Python?
  • How to Put Multiple Statements on a Single Line?
  • Can Statements Have a Dual Nature in Python?
    • Assignments
    • Conditionals
    • Comprehensions
    • Generators
  • Conclusion