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Types are a category for things within Python with which Python will work. Types are:<\/span><\/div>\n
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- integers <\/span><\/dt>\n
- Whole numbers from negative infinity to infinity, such as 1, 0, -5, etc.<\/span><\/dd>\n
- float <\/span><\/dt>\n
- Short for “floating point number,” any rational number, usually used with decimals such as 2.8 or 3.14159.<\/span><\/dd>\n
- strings <\/span><\/dt>\n
- A set of letters, numbers, or other characters.<\/span><\/dd>\n
- tuples <\/span><\/dt>\n
- A list with a fixed number of elements. ie x=(1,2,3) parentheses makes it a tuple.<\/span><\/dd>\n
- lists<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n
- A list without a fixed number of elements. ie x=[1,2,3] note the square brackets, a list<\/span><\/dd>\n
- dictionaries <\/span><\/dt>\n
- A type with multiple elements i.e. x = {1: ‘a’,’b’: 2,3: 3} where you address the elements with, e.g., a text..<\/span><\/dd>\n
<\/span><\/dd>\n- teaken from: <\/a><\/span>http:\/\/en.wikiversity.org\/wiki\/Python\/Basic_data_types<\/a><\/span><\/dd>\n
- To obtain a “type” you can use the variable inside a type() and it will return you the type of variable that are you using.<\/dd>\n
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- a=58<\/dd>\n
- print(type(a))<\/dd>\n
- and the program will show you that this variable is of int’s type<\/dd>\n
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MASTERY 09 BASIC TYPES AND THEIR USES IN PYTHON 3Types are a category for things within Python with which Python will work. Types are:integers Whole numbers from negative infinity to infinity, such as 1, 0, -5, etc.float Short for “float… Continue reading
- Whole numbers from negative infinity to infinity, such as 1, 0, -5, etc.<\/span><\/dd>\n