Primitive Data Types

Created on: Feb 19, 2021

Python has a number of built-in data types but for the purpose of this notebook, we will focus on what are referred to as primitive data types. The primitive data types are as follows.

Integer - Whole numbers
Float - Deciaml numbers
String - Character data
Boolean - True or False
None - None Object or NoneType

Integers

Whole Numbers

# Positive Integer
num = 10

# Check data type
type(num)

int

# Negative Integer
negative_num = -10

# Check data type
type(num)

int

#Zero
zero = 0

# Check data type
type(zero)

int

Floats

# Floating or Decimal Number
decimal_num = 2.5

# Check data type
type(decimal_num)

float

String

# Python String
game_name = "Mario Karts"

# Check game_name type
type(game_name)

str

Boolean

The type() of both False and True is bool.

# Set varable to be False
false_type = False

# Check data type
type(false_type)

bool

None

## Set variable to NONE
none_variable = None

# Check data type
type(none_variable)

NoneType