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Python Data Types

There are 6 basic data types in Python - numbers, strings, lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries. Numbers can be integers, floats, or complex values. Strings are ordered sequences of characters that can be defined using single, double, or triple quotes. Lists are mutable sequences that can hold different data types. Tuples are immutable sequences that are defined with parentheses. Sets are unordered collections of unique elements. Dictionaries store key-value pairs and allow fetching values using their corresponding keys.

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Python Data Types

There are 6 basic data types in Python - numbers, strings, lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries. Numbers can be integers, floats, or complex values. Strings are ordered sequences of characters that can be defined using single, double, or triple quotes. Lists are mutable sequences that can hold different data types. Tuples are immutable sequences that are defined with parentheses. Sets are unordered collections of unique elements. Dictionaries store key-value pairs and allow fetching values using their corresponding keys.

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Python Data Types

A Data Type describes the characteristic of a variable.

Python has six standard Data Types:


 Numbers
 String
 List
 Tuple
 Set
 Dictionary
#1) Numbers
In Numbers, there are mainly 3 types which include Integer, Float, and Complex.

These 3 are defined as a class in Python. In order to find to which class the variable belongs to
you can use type () function.
Example:
a = 5
print(a, "is of type", type(a))
Output: 5 is of type <class ‘int’>

b = 2.5
print(b, "is of type", type(b))
Output: 2.5 is of type <class ‘float’>

c = 6+2j
print(c, "is a type", type(c))
Output: (6+2j) is a type <class ‘complex’>
#2) String
A string is an ordered sequence of characters.

We can use single quotes or double quotes to represent strings. Multi-line strings can be
represented using triple quotes, ”’ or “””.

Strings are immutable which means once we declare a string we can’t update the already declared
string.

Example:
Single = 'Welcome'
or
Multi = "Welcome"
Multiline: ”Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose
programming. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991”
or

We can perform several operations in strings like Concatenation, Repetition, and Slicing.

Concatenation: It means the operation of joining two strings together.


Example:
String1 = "Welcome"
String2 ="To Python"
print(String1+String2)
Output: Welcome To Python

Repetition:
It means repeating a sequence of instructions a certain number of times.

Example:
Print(String1*4)
Output: WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcome

Slicing: Slicing is a technique for extracting parts of a string.


Note: In Python, index starts from 0.
Example:
print(String1[2:5])
Output: lco

Python also supports negative index.

print(String1[-3:])
Output: ome

As Strings are immutable in Python, if we try to update the string, then it will generate an error.

Example:
String[1]= "D"
Output: TypeError: ‘str’ object does not support item assignment
#3) List
A list can contain a series of values.

List variables are declared by using brackets [ ]. A list is mutable, which means we can modify
the list.

Example:
List = [2,4,5.5,"Hi"]
print("List[2] = ", List[2])
Output: List[2] =  5.5

print("List[0:3] = ", List[0:3])


Output: List[0:3] =  [2, 4, 5.5]

Updating the list:


List[3] = "Hello"
If we print the whole list, we can see the updated list.
print(List)
Output: [2, 4, 5.5, ‘Hello’]
#4) Tuple
A tuple is a sequence of Python objects separated by commas.

Tuples are immutable, which means tuples once created cannot be modified. Tuples are defined
using parentheses ().

Example:
Tuple = (50,15,25.6,"Python")
print("Tuple[1] = ", Tuple[1])
Output: Tuple[1] =  15

print("Tuple[0:3] =", Tuple[0:3])


Output: Tuple[0:3] =  (50, 15, 25.6)

As Tuples are immutable in Python, if we try to update the tuple, then it will generate an error.

Example:
Tuple[2]= "D"
Output: TypeError: ‘tuple’ object does not support item assignment
#5) Set
A set is an unordered collection of items. Set is defined by values separated by a comma inside
braces { }.

Example:
Set = {5,1,2.6,"python"}
print(Set)
Output: {‘python’, 1, 5, 2.6}

In the set, we can perform operations like union and intersection on two sets.

We can perform Union operation by Using | Operator.

Example:
A = {'a', 'c', 'd'}
B = {'c', 'd', 2 }
print('A U B =', A| B)
Output: A U B = {‘c’, ‘a’, 2, ‘d’}
We can perform Intersection operation by Using & Operator.

A = {100, 7, 8}
B = {200, 4, 7}
print(A & B)
Output: {7}

As the set is an unordered collection, indexing has no meaning. Hence the slicing operator [] does
not work.

Set[1] = 49.3
Output: TypeError: ‘set’ object does not support item assignment

#6) Dictionary
Dictionaries are the most flexible built-in data type in python.

Dictionaries items are stored and fetched by using the key. Dictionaries are used to store a huge
amount of data. To retrieve the value we must know the key. In Python, dictionaries are defined
within braces {}.

We use the key to retrieve the respective value. But not the other way around.

Syntax:
Key:value
Example:
Dict = {1:'Hi',2:7.5, 3:'Class'}
print(Dict)
Output: {1: ‘Hi’, 2: 7.5, 3: ‘Class’}
We can retrieve the value by using the following method:

Example:
print(Dict[2])
Output: 7.5

If we try to retrieve the value by using the value instead of the key, then it will generate an error.

Example:
print("Dict[7.5] = ", Dict[7.5])
Output:
Traceback (most recent call last):

File “<pyshell#1>”, line 1, in <module>

print(“Dict[7.5] = “, Dict[7.5])

KeyError: 7.5
We can update the dictionary by using the following methods as well:

Example:
Dict[3] = 'python'
print(Dict)
Output:
{1: ‘Hi’, 2: 7.5, 3: ‘python’}

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