Python Data Types

Python has the following data types built-in by default, in these categories:

• Text Type: str
• Numeric Types: int, float, complex
• Sequence Types: list, tuple, range
• Mapping Type: dict
• Set Types: set, frozenset
• Boolean Type: bool
• Binary Types: bytes, bytearray, memoryview
• None Type: NoneType

Getting the Data Type

You can get the data type of any object by using the type() function:

x = 5
print(type(x))

Setting the Data Type

Example Data Type x = “Hello World” str x = 20 int x = 20.5 float x = 1j complex x = [“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”] list x = (“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”) tuple x = range(6) range x = {“name” : “John”, “age” : 36} dict x = {“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”} set x = frozenset({“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”}) frozenset x = True bool x = b”Hello” bytes x = bytearray(5) bytearray x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview x = None NoneType

Setting the Specific Data Type

Example Data Type x = str(“Hello World”) str x = int(20) int x = float(20.5) float x = complex(1j) complex x = list((“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)) list x = tuple((“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)) tuple x = range(6) range x = dict(name=“John”, age=36) dict x = set((“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)) set x = frozenset((“apple”, “banana”, “cherry”)) frozenset x = bool(5) bool x = bytes(5) bytes x = bytearray(5) bytearray x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview