“Type” of a Python Variable

We'll cover the following

Type refers to the kind of data being defined. For instance, this could be numerical or alphabetic, etc.

Checking the Type of a variable

Python understands user intent and sets the type of the variable accordingly. Let’s explore the types of the defined variables by using the type() method.

Press + to interact
moving_average = 10.2
name_of_language = "Python"
main_languages = ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'C++', 'Java', 'GO'] 
print(type(moving_average))
print(type(name_of_language))
print(type(main_languages))

Changing the Type of a variable

Variables can be reassigned as needed, and the redefined variable then contains the updated value and its type. Let’s reassign a string to the moving_average variable, which previously consisted of a floating point number.

Press + to interact
moving_average = "ten point five"
print(type(moving_average))