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Python Casting

Python uses classes to define data types including primitive types. Variables can be cast to a specific type using constructor functions like int(), float(), and str(). These functions construct the appropriate type from an integer, float, or string, allowing values to be converted between types. Examples show ints, floats, and strings being cast and assigned to demonstrate the type conversions.

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Python Casting

Python uses classes to define data types including primitive types. Variables can be cast to a specific type using constructor functions like int(), float(), and str(). These functions construct the appropriate type from an integer, float, or string, allowing values to be converted between types. Examples show ints, floats, and strings being cast and assigned to demonstrate the type conversions.

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Specify a Variable Type

There may be times when you want to specify a type on to a variable. This can be done with casting.
Python is an object-orientated language, and as such it uses classes to define data types, including its
primitive types.

Casting in python is therefore done using constructor functions:

int() - constructs an integer number from an integer literal, a float literal (by removing all decimals), or a
string literal (providing the string represents a whole number)

float() - constructs a float number from an integer literal, a float literal or a string literal (providing the
string represents a float or an integer)

str() - constructs a string from a wide variety of data types, including strings, integer literals and float
literals

Example

Integers:

x = int(1) # x will be 1

y = int(2.8) # y will be 2

z = int("3") # z will be 3

Example

Floats:

x = float(1) # x will be 1.0

y = float(2.8) # y will be 2.8

z = float("3") # z will be 3.0

w = float("4.2") # w will be 4.2

Example

Strings:

x = str("s1") # x will be 's1'


y = str(2) # y will be '2'

z = str(3.0) # z will be '3.0'

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