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Learn How to Define a Type | Getting Familiar With Numbers in Python
Data Types in Python
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Data Types in Python

Data Types in Python

1. Getting Familiar With Numbers in Python
2. Mastering Boolean Logic in Python
3. Python String Manipulation
4. Bring All the Topics Together

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How to Define a Type

We've previously come across float and integer types, so now we can tell whether a value is a float or an integer. Can you guess what the result of the math operation 6/1.5 might be? It's easy to calculate that it equals 4, but what type does 4 belong to? It might seem like an integer, but it's actually a float. To confirm its type, you can use the type() function.

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variable = 6/1.5 print(variable) print(type(variable))
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An accountant received two reports: one contains the total revenue for the month, and the other records the number of successful transactions. Before calculating the average revenue per transaction, it's important to check if the data types are correct.

  1. Check the type of the number1 variable, which stores the total revenue.
  2. Check the type of the number2 variable, which stores the number of transactions.

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SectionΒ 1. ChapterΒ 7
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How to Define a Type

We've previously come across float and integer types, so now we can tell whether a value is a float or an integer. Can you guess what the result of the math operation 6/1.5 might be? It's easy to calculate that it equals 4, but what type does 4 belong to? It might seem like an integer, but it's actually a float. To confirm its type, you can use the type() function.

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variable = 6/1.5 print(variable) print(type(variable))
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Task

Swipe to start coding

An accountant received two reports: one contains the total revenue for the month, and the other records the number of successful transactions. Before calculating the average revenue per transaction, it's important to check if the data types are correct.

  1. Check the type of the number1 variable, which stores the total revenue.
  2. Check the type of the number2 variable, which stores the number of transactions.

Solution

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SectionΒ 1. ChapterΒ 7
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