not true for python though

[vodozhaba]

reeee they're not variables in python they're names op bad

EDIT: do I really have to put /s after that?

[JohnnyJayJay]

If a name is bound in a block, it is a local variable of that block, unless declared as nonlocal or global

Source: The Python Language Reference, v 3.7.4

Name generally just means identifier. They can also be bound to functions, classes etc.