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Some examples of types of numbers that can be used in Python programs are integers and real numbers. Examples of integers, correctly expressed for Python, include:
42144-14
Examples of real numbers include:
3.17-77.4
The following would not be accepted as integers by Python, because they each have a leading 0:
077-077
The above would each raise a SyntaxError.
When writing a program, it is important to consider what types of data you are using. A count of some kind of object, such as a number of slices of pizza, would be appropriately expressed as an integer, such as 3. However, if you were to specify the name of something, such as a programming language, you would most likely use a string, of which the following are examples:
"Python"'Ruby'
Note that the strings are contained in either double or single quotes.
Some entities that are commonly referred to as numbers are not actually numbers. At a bank or on an electronic device, you may be asked for a pin number. Most likely, that pin number should be thought of as a string, rather than as a number, even though it might consist entirely of digits. In many situations, valid pin numbers could begin with a 0. Therefore, if your Python program contains a pin number, you should very likely enclose it in quotes. The following would be valid:
pin_number = "0276"
However, this would raise a SyntaxError:
pin_number = 0276
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