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Python Casting

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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

ExampleGet your own Python Server


Integers:

x = int(1) # x will be 1
y = int(2.8) # y will be 2
z = int("3") # z will be 3

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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

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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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Exercise?
What will be the result of the following code:
print(int(35.88))

35

35.88

36

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