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Data Types in Python

The document explains data types in Python, highlighting that variables do not require explicit type declarations as Python automatically assigns types based on assigned values. It details various data types including Numeric (Integer, Float, Boolean), String, List, Tuple, and Dictionary, providing examples for each. Additionally, it emphasizes the mutability of lists and the immutability of tuples, as well as the unique key constraint in dictionaries.

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Data Types in Python

The document explains data types in Python, highlighting that variables do not require explicit type declarations as Python automatically assigns types based on assigned values. It details various data types including Numeric (Integer, Float, Boolean), String, List, Tuple, and Dictionary, providing examples for each. Additionally, it emphasizes the mutability of lists and the immutability of tuples, as well as the unique key constraint in dictionaries.

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Data Types:

Data types are means to identify the type of data and associated operations
of handling it. In Python we are not required to explicitly declare a variable
with its type. Whenever we declare a variable with some value, Python
automatically allocates the relevant data type associated with it. Hence, the
data type of a variable is according to the value it holds.
Eg.
>>> a= 10
The above statement signifies ‘a’ to be of integer type since it has been
assigned an integer value 10.
Data type

Number None Sequences Sets Mapping

Floating
Integer Complex String Tuple List Dictionary
Point

Boolean

Number or Numeric Data Type


Number data type is used to store numeric values.
 Integer: to store whole numbers. They can be positive or negative.
Eg. 12, 30, 100, ‐10
o Boolean: Boolean data type is used in situation where comparison to be
made always result in either True(1) or False(0).
 Float/ Floating Point: to store real numbers. They can be represented in
scientific notations where the uppercase or lowercase letter ‘e’ signifies
the 10th power.
>>>3.8e2
380.0
>>>3.8e3
3800.0
>>>0.2534e2
25.34

 String: A string data type lets you hold string data. Characters are written
inside simple quotation marks (Single or double). Eg. ‘Amit’, ‘Boy’, “ford”
etc.
 List: A list in Python represents a list of comma‐separated values of any
data type between square brackets.
Eg. a=[‘a’, ’e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’]
b=[‘age’, 10.5, 20,’a’, [3,4,5,6],45]
List can be assigned to variables just like other data types and you can
also change individual elements of a list.
 Tuples: Tuples are represented as list of comma‐separated values of any
data type within parentheses.
Eg. a=(‘a’, ’e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’)
b=(‘age’, 10, 20, 23, 45)
Tuples like list can be assigned to variable but individual elements of
tuples cannot be modified.

 Dictionary: Dictionary is an unordered set of comma‐separated


key:value pairs, within {}. In a dictionary no two keys can be the same.
Eg.
>>>a={‘y’: 2 ,‘x’: 1, ‘z’: 3} Here ‘x’: 1 is a key: value pair
>>>a[‘x’]
1
>>>a[‘z’]
3
>>> print(a['x'])
1
>>> a['x']=10
>>> print(a)
{'x': 10, 'y': 2, 'z': 3}

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