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Lesson 10 of 38

Type conversion

Convert between types with int(), float(), str() and bool(). Converting text that isn't a number, like int("cat"), raises a ValueError.

Key points

  • str(5) gives "5"
  • int("7") gives 7
  • type(x) tells you the type
print(int("12") + 3)   # 15
print(str(12) + "3")   # 123
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What does str(4) + str(4) give?

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