Learn Intermediate Python 3 with this interactive course, and get a handle on the most popular programming language in the world.

Join us on an interactive journey through the syntax and functionality of Python. The course begins by exploring the basic building blocks before moving on to higher-level concepts such as functions and loops. Fun quizzes and coding challenges will accompany you along the way to help enforce all the concepts covered in the course.

By the time you're done, you'll have the skills you need to create your own basic applications in Python 3.

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There may be times when we need to change data from one type to another. In Python, this is usually an easy process since the compiler can automatically convert data between different types in order to avoid errors.

However, there are built-in functions which allow us to perform explicit type conversions.

Let's explore them in this lesson.

## `int()`
To convert data into an integer, we can use the `int()` utility. 

Keep in mind, a string can only be converted to an integer if it is made up of numbers.

There may be times when we need to change data from one type to another. In Python, this is usually an easy process since the compiler can automatically convert data between different types in order to avoid errors.

However, there are built-in functions which allow us to perform explicit type conversions.

Let's explore them in this lesson.

# `int()`
To convert data into an integer, we can use the `int()` utility. 

Keep in mind, a string can only be converted to an integer if it is made up of numbers.

In this lesson, we'll take a look at some of the built-in functions offered by Python for type conversions.

Introduction

Data Types and Variables

Conditional Statements

Functions

Loops

Python Exam I

Data Structures

Libraries

Appendix

Python Exam II

Type Conversions

`int()`