# example python program

x = 0.
xmax = 2.
xincr = .1

while x < xmax:			# Here is a block of code designated by :
	y = x * x
	print(x, y)
	x += xincr

# the built-in type() function returns a string of the type of a variable
print type(x)
print type(xmax)
print type(xincr)

# note:  no declaration of scalar variables
#        python does dynamic typing