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Data types in Python


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Data types in Python

 In Python, every value belongs to a specific data type.

 Data type identifies the type of data values a variable can hold and the
operations that can be performed on that data.

Note:
In order to determine the data type of the variable, we can use the built-
in function type()
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Data types in Python
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Data types in Python: Numeric

 Number data type stores numerical values only. It is further classified into
three different types:
- int
- float and
- complex

Type/class Description example


int integer numbers –12, –3, 0, 125, 2
float real or floating point numbers –2.04, 4.0, 14.23
complex complex numbers 3 + 4j, 2 – 2j
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Data types in Python: Boolean

 Boolean data type (bool) is a subtype of integer, consisting of 2 constants:


 True
 False

 Boolean True value is non-zero, non-null and non-empty and


boolean False is the value zero.
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Data types in Python: Sequence

 Variables of simple data types like integers, float, boolean, etc., hold single
values. But such variables are not useful to hold a long list of information, for
example,
- names of the months in a year,
- names of students in a class,
- names and numbers in a phone book or
- the list of artefacts in a museum.

 For this, Python provides data types like tuples, lists, dictionaries and sets.
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Data types in Python: Sequence

 A Python sequence is an ordered collection of items, where each item is


indexed by an integer.

 The three types of sequence data types available in Python are


1) Strings
2) Lists
3) tuples
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Data types in Python: Sequence

Strings Lists Tuple

Group of characters sequence of items separated Like list, tuple is a


by commas sequence of items,
separated by commas
Enclosed in either single items are enclosed in square items are enclosed in
quotes (‘ ’) or double quotes brackets [ ] parenthesis ( )

Immutable data type Mutable data type Immutable data type

e.g.) “de4dr”, ‘fre67’ [5, 3.4, "New Delhi", "20C", 45] (10, 20, "Apple", 3.4, 'a')
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Data types in Python: Set

 Set is an unordered collection of items separated by commas, and the


items are enclosed in curly brackets { }
e.g.) {10,20,3.14,"New Delhi"}

Note:
A set is similar to list, except that
 it cannot have duplicate entries
 It is immutable, and
 It is unordered
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Data types in Python: None

 None is a special data type with a single value. It is used to signify the
absence of value in a situation.

 None supports no special operations,


and it is neither False nor 0 (zero).
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Data types in Python: Mapping

 Mapping is an unordered data type in Python. Currently, there is only one


standard mapping data type in Python called dictionary.

 Dictionary in Python holds data items in key-value pairs. Items in a dictionary


are enclosed in curly brackets { }. Every key is separated from its value using a
colon (:) sign.
e.g.) {'Fruit': 'Apple', 'Climate': 'Cold', 'Price(kg)': 120}
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Mutable and Immutable data types

 Mutable: Variables whose values can be changed after they are created
and assigned are called mutable
E.g.) Lists, dictionary, etc.
 Immutable: Variables whose values cannot be changed after they are
created and assigned are called immutable.
E.g.) Numbers, strings, tuples etc.

What happens when we try to update a variable?


Is value changed or the location changed
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When to use which Data type?

 List: when we require collection of data that requires frequent modifications


e.g.) entry register in a hotel
 Tuple: when data doesn’t require any change
E.g.) name of week’s days
 Sets: when we need uniqueness of data, and avoid duplicity
E.g.) name of month’s name,
 Dictionary: when we need lookup of data using key, or we need a logical
association between the key : value pair
E.g.) Mobile phone book, dictionary
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Summary
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Assignment

 Write down the contents of the slide in your notebook


 What happens when we try to update a variable? Is value changed or the
location changed

 Which data type will be used to represent the following data values and
why?
a) Number of months in a year b) Resident of Delhi or not
c) Mobile number d) Pocket money
e) Volume of a sphere f) Perimeter of a square
g) Name of the student h) Address of the student

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