From 7266f34b8178b2b36ddb01e8aafc66a58a17b3c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pelibby16 <pelibby16@earlham.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:32:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add some comments

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 topical-units/env-python/BASICS.md | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/topical-units/env-python/BASICS.md b/topical-units/env-python/BASICS.md
index f7088ae..f51398d 100644
--- a/topical-units/env-python/BASICS.md
+++ b/topical-units/env-python/BASICS.md
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ A function is a way to package and reuse a piece of code. In the above example,
 
 ## Variables
 ```py
-myInteger = 1234
-myFloat = 12.34
-myString = "This is also a variable"
-myArray = [1,2,3,4,5]
-myBoolean = True
+myInteger = 1234                        # An integer (whole number)
+myFloat = 12.34                         # A float (decimal number)
+myString = "This is also a variable"    # A string
+myArrayOne = [1,2,3,4,5]                # An array containing integers
+myArrayTwo = [True, True, False]        # An array containing booleans
+myArrayThree = ["one", "two", "three"]  # An array containing strings
+myBoolean = True                        # A Boolean
 ```
-Variables allow us to store data and give it a name that can be referenced later. The stored information can be a number, a string, or a list of values (called an array). 
+Variables allow us to store data and give it a name that can be referenced later. Some examples of data that can be stored include numbers, strings, boolean (True/False value), and arrays (lists of other values). 
 
 ## If statements
 ```py
-- 
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