DATA
TYPES Numeric
Any
complex
IN representation of data which has numeric value. Python
identifies three types of numbers – integer, float and
number.
PYTH Integer
Positive ON and negative whole numbers.
Examples: 1234, -234, 0x46 (hexadecimal number), 0O123
(octal number))
Note: In C and related programming languages such as Python, a hexadecimal number is prefixed with
0x and an octal number is prefixed with 0O.
Float
Real numbers with a floating point representation in which the fractional component is denoted by a
decimal or scientific notation
Examples: -55.550, 0.005, 1.32E10 (scientific notation))
Complex number
A number with a real and imaginary component is represented as a + bj inPython where a and b are
floats and
j = √-1
Examples: 4+6j, -2.3+6.4j
Note: The common mathematical representation of a complex number uses a +bi with i being the
imaginary part. But in electronics j is used because i already represent current and the next letter after i
is j.
Boolean
Any representation of data which has two values denoted by True and False.
DATA
TYPES
Sequence
IN
An
built-in PYTH ordered collection of similar or different data types. The
Sequence data types in Python are – String, List, and Tuple.
ON String
A collection of one or more characters put in single, double or
triple quotes.
Examples: ‘Hello’, "Hello", "'Hello'", """Hello"""
List
An ordered collection of one or more data items, not necessarily of the same type, put in square
brackets.
Examples: [1,"Ravi",75.50, True]
Tuple
An ordered collection of one or more data items, not necessarily of the same type put in parentheses.
The contents of a tuple cannot be modified – it is immutable - after the tuple is created.
Examples: (1,"Ravi", 75.50, True)
Note: Refer to the Helper Text to learn more about mutability.
Dictionary
An unordered collection of data in key: value pair form. Collection of such pairs is enclosed in curly
brackets.
Example: {1:"Superman", 2:"Wonder Woman", 3:"Thor", 4: "Hulk", 5:"Black Widow"}
