What is type conversion in python ?

• In python type casting functions to directly convert one data type to another which is useful in day-to-day and competitive programming.
• The types conversion consists of two types, they are implicit conversion and explicit conversion.

 Implicit Conversion

• In python implicit type conversion data types automatically converts one data type to another without any user involvement.

Sample Code

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Explicit Conversion

• In python explicit conversion data type is manually changed by the user as per their requirement.
  • Int () function convertsany data type to integer. ‘Base’ specifies the base in which string is if the data type is a string.
  • Float () function is used to convert any data type to a floating-point number.
  • Ord () function is used to convert a character to integer.
  • Hex () function is used to convert integer to hexadecimal string.
  • Oct () function is used to convert integer to octal string.
  • Tuple () function is used to convert to a tuple.
  • Set () function returns the type after converting to a set.
  • List () function is used to convert any data type to a list type.
  • Dict () function is used to convert a tuple of order into a dictionary.
  • Str () function is used to convert integer into a string.
  • Complex () function converts real numbers to complex number.
  • Chr () function converts number to its corresponding ASCII character.

Sample Code

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