Python 3 – Learn it quick – DataTypes

DataTypes in Python

In Python there are 8 basic data types namely integers, floating point, strings, lists, dictionaries, tuples, sets and Boolean.

The integer is represented using int and they are whole numbers, like 23, 60 etc.

The Floating point data types or Floats are represented using float, and are fractional numbers like 3.17, 56.78 etc.

The strings are represented using str and they are a string of characters, like a letter, group of letters or a backslash. Python recognises single and double quotes as the same thing, the beginning and end of the strings.

Example :

 “This is a string” 

Lists are represented by list and they are containers for holding the values.

Example :

names = ['joseph','nas', 'jas','ram'] 

Dictionary is represented by dict and they are unordered key value pairs.

Example :

 dictionary = { key1:value1, key2:value2, …}

Tuples are represented by tup and they are immutable sequence of objects.

Example :

 (78,”apple”,99.23)

Sets are represented by set and they are a collection which are unordered and unindexed.

Example :

{“str1″,”str2”}

Boolean are represented by bool and they represent logical value.

Example :

True/False

DataType	Represented By	Value	Description
Integer	int	24	Whole number values
Float	float	45.89	Decimal numbers
String	str	“this is a sample string”	Sequence of characters
List	list	[‘pencil’,’ink’,’paper’]	Ordered sequence of objects
Dictionary	dict	{‘grapes’: ‘orange’,’apple’: ‘banana’}	Unordered key value pairs
Tuples	tup	(24,”orange”,89.62)	It is an immutable sequence of objects
Sets	set	{“str1″,”str2”}	It is a collection which is unordered and unindexed
Boolean	bool	True/False	Logical value