Beginning Python: Data Types

An integer in Python, also known as a 'numeric literal', is simply a name used for a numeric value. For this reason, these values are commonly called integers even if they are assigned the value of a real number in the form of an integer and a decimal value. Any numeric value can be assigned to it at any time, overwriting the previous value.

To assign a value to an integer variable, one writes a statement after the following template:

<numeric literal name> = <numeric literal value>

Some examples are:

x = 1500
pi = 3.14

• Introduction
• Integers
• Strings - Part 1
• Strings - Part 2
• Strings - Part 3
• Accessing Variables
• Working With Variables
• Lists
• Tuples
• Dictionaries