Sequence and Assignment

The following algorithm shows the use of sequence (processing instructions one after the other) and assignment (setting a value for a variable using the assignment operator, '='):

BEGIN simpleInterest
  SET interestRate = 0.05
  SET timeYears = 2
  INPUT principal
  CALCULATE interest = interestRate * timeYears * principal
  OUTPUT "total interest is" interest
END simpleInterest

Python's readability is very similiar to pseudocode, as the Python language does not contain confusing syntax:

simpleInterest.py

#BEGIN simpleInterest

interestRate = 0.05 #SET interestRate = 0.05
timeYears = 2 #SET timeYears = 2
principal = int(input("principal ($): ")) #INPUT principal
interest = interestRate * timeYears * principal #CALCULATE interest = interestRate * timeYears * principal
print("total interest is", interest) #OUTPUT interest

#END simpleInterest

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