Numeric data conversion functions −
int() − converts a floating point number or a string with integer representation to integer object. When converting a string, parameter of base of number system to convert hexadecimal or octal number to integer
>>> int('11') 11 >>> int(11.15) 11 >>> int('20', 8) 16 >>> int('20', 16) 32
float() − attaches fractional part with 0 to integer, or converts a string with float representation to a floating point number object.
>>> float(11) 11.0 >>> float('11.11') 11.11
str() − converts object of any data type to string representation
>>> str(10) # int to str '10' >>> str(11.11) # float to str '11.11'
>>> str([1,2,3]) #list to str '[1, 2, 3]' >>> str((1,2,3)) # tuple to str '(1, 2, 3)' >>> str({1:100,2:200}) '{1: 100, 2: 200}'
complex() − accepts two floats as parameters and returns a complex number object. First parameter is the real component and second parameter multiplied by j is the imaginary component.
>>> complex(2.5, 3.5) (2.5+3.5j)
list() − converts a string and tuple to list object. It also returns a list object from keys of a dictionary
>>> list("TutorialsPoint") ['T', 'u', 't', 'o', 'r', 'i', 'a', 'l', 's', 'P', 'o', 'i', 'n', 't'] >>> list((1,2,3)) [1, 2, 3] >>> list({'a':11,'b':22,'c':33}) ['a', 'b', 'c']
tuple() − converts a string and list to tuple object. It also returns a tuple object from dictionary keys
>>> tuple('TutorialsPoint') ('T', 'u', 't', 'o', 'r', 'i', 'a', 'l', 's', 'P', 'o', 'i', 'n', 't') >>> tuple([1,2,3]) (1, 2, 3) >>> tuple({'a':11,'b':22,'c':33}) ('a', 'b', 'c')
dict() − returns a dictionary object from list of two tuples with equal number of elements.
>>> dict([(1,1),(2,2)]) {1: 1, 2: 2}