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                         DATA TYPES


                  A data type specifies the type of value a variable can contains. For example, a person’s name must

                  be stored as a string value whereas the person’s age must be stored as an integer.  Data types in

                  Python are:
                       int:  Positive or negative whole numbers (without any fractions). Example: a = 3

                       float: Any real number in which a fraction is denoted by a decimal symbol. Example: a = 3.5
                       string: A string value is a collection of one or more characters put in single or double quotes.
                      Example: a="hello"


                         COMMENTS IN PYTHON


                  Comments in Python can be used to explain parts of the code. It can also be used to hide the
                  code as well. Comments enable us to understand the way a program works. In python, any
                  statement starting with # symbol is known as a comment. Python does not execute comments.
                  Comments are not a part of the program, but they do enhance the interactivity of the program
                  and make it readable. Python supports two types of comments: Single line comment and
                  Multiline comment.


                  Single Line Comment
                  In case, a user wants to specify a single line comment, then comment must start with the symbol #.

                  Example:

                   Program:                                        Output:
                                                                   Hello World
                   # printing a string

                   print("Hello world")


                  Multiple-line Comment

                  Python does not have a syntax for multiline comments. To add a multiple line comment, you could
                  insert a # for each line. Example:

                   Program:                                       Output:

                   # printing a string                            Hello World
                   # print four names                             Reeta

                   print("Hello World")                           Chirag
                   print("Reeta")                                 Akshat
                   print("Chirag")                                Tushar

                   print("Akshat")
                   print("Tushar")





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