# 3.3 Pseudocode¶

- An informal language that helps you develop algorithms without having to worry about the strict details of Python syntax.
- Similar to everyday English.
- Helps you “think out” a program before attempting to write it in a programming language.
- Carefully prepared pseudocode can easily be converted to a corresponding program.
- Pseudocode normally describes only statements representing the actions that occur (e.g., input, output or calculations) after you convert a program from pseudocode to Python and run the program.

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