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NUMBER
Integer numbers, floating-point numbers and complex numbers are the built-in numeric data
types of Python.
Integer/Long
Integers are whole numbers consisting of + or – signs. They do not have decimal places between
them. For example, 87, -3 are called integer numbers.
Float
Float data type represents numbers that contain a decimal point. For example, 0.6, -3.257 are
called floating-point numbers. These numbers can also be written using ‘e’ or ‘E’ to represent the
power 10.
SEQUENCE
A sequence is an ordered collection of items of similar or different data types. The three types of
sequence data types are Strings, Lists and Tuples.
Strings
A string is a sequence of one or more characters put in single quotes, double quotes or triple quotes
which is used to represent text-based information. The quotes are not a part of the string. For
example, "hello","Orange Education", 'Amit', '365'.
List
A list is a collection of data elements separated by comma (,) and enclosed within square
brackets []. We can also create a list with the elements that are the same or have different data
types. For example, [1,2,5], ['HELLO',45,87.6].
Tuple
A tuple is just like a list. It contains a group of elements that can be of different data types. The
elements in the tuple are separated by commas (,) and enclosed in parentheses (). The difference
between a list and a tuple is that list can be modified but tuples cannot be modified after it is
created. For example, (7, 9.5, 3), ('a',4,3).
BOOLEAN
Boolean is a data type with two built-in values: True or False. They are used in logical evaluation.
A True statement returns value 1 while a False statement returns value 0.
TYPE CONVERSION IN PYTHON
Type conversion in Python refers to changing the data type of a variable from one type to
another. It can be classified into two types:
Implicit Type Conversion: Python automatically converts one data type to another when
there is no risk of data loss. This process is known as implicit type conversion or automatic
type casting.
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