Watch Me Code 1: Variables And Types

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name = "Tony"
age = 43
wage = 12.50
happy_employee = True


    

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#what is the type of name?
type(name)


    

    
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str

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#what is the type  of age?
type(age)


    

    
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int

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# convert age to float
float(age)


    

    
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43.0

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# convert age to float then ask for type
type(float(age))


    

    
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float

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# from float to int, you lose decimal places
lost_wage = int(wage)
lost_wage


    

    
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12

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# switching types from str to int
name = 99
type(name)


    

    
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int

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# ValueError because you cannot convert "Tony" to float
name = "Tony"
float(name)


    

    




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ValueError                                Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-10-9df6ec6eb306> in <module>()
      1 # Type error
      2 name = "Tony"
----> 3 float(name)

ValueError: could not convert string to float: 'Tony'

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