What are intermediate values?
<p>First of all, I'm a beginner in Python. Therefore, I'm sorry if my question seems ridiculous for you. I'm, currently, reading a book on Python, its author has mentioned temporary variables, and says that they are variables used to hold intermediate value, therefore, what are intermediate values?</p>

<p>For example:</p>

<pre><code>def print_message(name):
    message = 'Hello, ' + name + '!'
    return message
</code></pre>

<p>message is a temporary variable.</p>