Data Types

10. Data Types

Data types describe the kind of information stored in a variable.

Data typeDescriptionExample
intWhole numbersage = 12
floatDecimal numbersspeed = 3.5
strTextname = "Robot"
boolTrue or Falseactive = True
listCollection of valuesnumbers = [1, 2, 3]
NoneNo valuesensor = None

Example:

name = "Clu-Bot"
age = 12
distance = 15.5
active = True

print(type(name))
print(type(age))
print(type(distance))
print(type(active))

The type() function tells you the data type of a value.