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Lesson 5

The document discusses the different numeric types in Python - integers, floats, and complex numbers. It provides examples of each numeric type and how to verify the type of a variable. It also covers type conversion between integers and floats, and how to generate random numbers using Python's random module.

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Lesson 5

The document discusses the different numeric types in Python - integers, floats, and complex numbers. It provides examples of each numeric type and how to verify the type of a variable. It also covers type conversion between integers and floats, and how to generate random numbers using Python's random module.

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Python from Scratch

Python Numbers

Lesson 5
• Python Numbers

• numeric types in Python


• int
• float
• Complex

• Type Conversion

• Random Number

• Test Yourself with Exercises


Python Numbers

Python Numbers

There are three numeric types in Python:

• int
• float
• complex

• Variables of numeric types are created when you assign a value to them:

Example
x = 1 # int
y = 2.8 # float
z = 1j # complex

• To verify the type of any object in Python, use the type() function:

Example
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Int

Int, or integer, is a whole number, positive or negative, without decimals, of


unlimited length.

Example
Integers:
x = 1
y = 35656222554887711
z = -3255522

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Float

• Float, or "floating point number" is a number, positive or negative,


containing one or more decimals.

Example
Floats:
x = 1.10
y = 1.0
z = -35.59

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

• Float can also be scientific numbers with an "e" to indicate the power of 10.

Example
Floats:
x = 35e3
y = 12E4
z = -87.7e100

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Complex

Complex numbers are written with a "j" as the imaginary part:

Example
Complex:
x = 3+5j
y = 5j
z = -5j

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
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))

Note: You cannot convert complex numbers into another number


type.
Random Number

Python does not have a random() function to make a random number, but
Python has a built-in module called random that can be used to make random
numbers:

Example

Import the random module, and display a random number between 1 and 9:

import random

print(random.randrange(1, 10))

In our Random Module Reference you will learn more about the Random
module.

Test Yourself with Exercises


Exercise:

Insert the correct syntax to convert x into a floating point number.

x = 5
x = (x)

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