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DATA TYPES

            Data types are used to define the type of value a data can contain. Each variable in Python is
            associated with some data type. Each data type requires a different amount of memory and

            has some specific operations performed on it.  Data types are divided into two categories as
            shown below:



                                                              Data Types






                              Numbers                  Sets               Sequence               Boolean






                 Integer/long               Float               String                   Lists




                              Complex                                        Tuple



            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.




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            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.







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