Built-in Data Types
In programming, data type is an important concept.
Variables can store data of different types, and different types can do different things.
Python has the following data types built-in by default, in these categories:
Text Type: str
Numeric Types: int, float, complex
Sequence Types: list, tuple, range
Mapping Type: dict
Set Types: set, frozenset
Boolean Type: bool
Binary Types: bytes, bytearray, memoryview
Getting the Data Type
You can get the data type of any object by using the type() function:
Example
Print the data type of the variable x:
x=5
print(type(x))
Setting the Data Type
In Python, the data type is set when you assign a value to a variable:
Example Data Type
x = "Hello World" str »
x = 20 int »
x = 20.5 float »
x = 1j complex »
x = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] list »
x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry") tuple »
x = range(6) range »
x = {"name" : "John", "age" : 36} dict »
x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} set »
x = frozenset({"apple", "banana", "cherry"}) frozenset »
x = True bool »
x = b"Hello" bytes »
x = bytearray(5) bytearray »
x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview »
Setting the Specific Data Type
If you want to specify the data type, you can use the following constructor functions:
Example Data Type
x = str("Hello World") str »
x = int(20) int »
x = float(20.5) float »
x = complex(1j) complex »
x = list(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) list »
x = tuple(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) tuple »
x = range(6) range »
x = dict(name="John", age=36) dict »
x = set(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) set »
x = frozenset(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) frozenset »
x = bool(5) bool »
x = bytes(5) bytes »
x = bytearray(5) bytearray »
x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview
Test Yourself With Exercises
Type Conversion
You can convert from one type to another with the int(), float(), and complex() methods:
Example
Convert from one type to another:
x = 1 # int
y = 2.8 # float
z = 1j # complex
#convert from int to float:
a = float(x)
#convert from float to int:
b = int(y)
#convert from int to complex:
c = complex(x)
print(a)
print(b)
print(c)
print(type(a))
print(type(b))
print(type(c))
Data Types In Python
1. Number
2. String
3. Boolean
4. List
5. Tuple
6. Set
7. Dictionary
1. Number In Python
It is used to store numeric values
Python has three numeric types:
1. Integers
2. Floating point numbers
3.Complex numbers
1. Integers
Integers or int are positive or negative numbers with no decimal point. Integers in Python 3 are of
unlimited size.
e.g.
a= 100
b= -100
c= 1*20
print(a)
print(b)
print(c)
Output :-
100
-100
200
Type Conversion of Integer
int() function converts any data type to integer.
e.g.
a = "101" # string
b=int(a) # converts string data type to integer. c=int(122.4) # converts float data type to integer.
print(b)
print(c)Run Code
Output :-
101
122
