Data types

Question 1

Integers

Answer 1

Whole numbers.

my_number = 354

Question 2

Floating Point Numbers

Answer 2

Numbers with decimal places.
Results that end in a fraction (4 / 3) will always be a floating point number.

my_float = 3.14159

Question 3

Strings

Answer 3

A string of characters surrounded by double quotes.

my_string = “Hello”

Question 4

String Concatenation

Answer 4

Adding strings together to create a new string. This is called concatenation.

“Hello” + “Angela”
#becomes “HelloAngela

Question 5

Escaping a String

Answer 5

If you want to use “” in a string, you need to escape it with a “"

speech = “She said: "Hi"”
print(speech)
#prints: She said: “Hi”

Question 6

F-Strings

Answer 6

Inserting a variable into a string by placing it between curly braces {}.

days = 365
print(f”They have are {days} in a year”)

Question 7

Checking Data Types

Answer 7

Check the data type by using the type() function.

n = 3.14159
type(n) #result float

Question 8

Converting Data Types

Answer 8

Converting to float:
float()

Converting to int:
int()

Converting to string:
str()