variable question

[happy]

Can a variable be considered the simplest of the data structures.
I am tutoring some kids about basics of programming using python.
Not an expert in computer sciences, but am a python enthusiast.

I wanted to know if it is correct to say a variable is a data
structure, it has a name and a value. Put a stack of variables in a
special data structure called a dictionary where the each name
associates to a value. If in a data structure, one uses numbers
starting from 0 to describe the name, it becomes a list and so
forth....

[Peter Otten]

Re: variable question

happy wrote:

I think its better to leave the "teach kiddies" tutoring opportunity
for the python experts out there.

If you know how to make some simple scripts that do something that kids find
interesting and are able to convey your enthusiasm, you are better suited
to teach than any expert who tortures them with explanations of how a
variable is not a name is not a pointer.

Peter