There are three numeric types in Python:
intfloatcomplex
Variables of numeric types are created when you assign a value to them:
Example
x = 1 # int
y = 2.8 # float
z = 1j # complex
To verify the type of any object in Python, use the type() function:
Example
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Output:
<class ‘int’>
<class ‘float’>
<class ‘complex’>
Int
Int, or integer, is a whole number, positive or negative, without decimals, of unlimited length.
Example
Integers:
x = 1
y = 35656222554887711
z = -3255522
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Output:
<class ‘int’>
<class ‘int’>
<class ‘int’>
Float
Float, or “floating point number” is a number, positive or negative, containing one or more decimals.
Example
Floats:
x = 1.10
y = 1.0
z = -35.59
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Output:
<class ‘float’>
<class ‘float’>
<class ‘float’>
Float can also be scientific numbers with an “e” to indicate the power of 10.
Example
Floats:x = 35e3
y = 12E4
z = -87.7e100
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Output:
<class ‘float’>
<class ‘float’>
<class ‘float’>