There are a couple of classical ways to do it. Let the variables be:- a = 5 b = 10 1. By using temporary variable "temp" (name as per your convenience). temp = a a = b b = temp 2. Without "temp" or any extra variable a = a + b // 15 b = a - b // b becomes 5 a = a - b // a becomes 10 3. In Python like a Boss!! :D a, b = b, a