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Data Type Conversion in Python
Sometimes, you may need to perform conversions between the built-in types. To convert between types, you simply use the type name as a function.
There are several built-in functions to perform conversion from one data type to another. These functions return a new object representing the converted value.
| Sr.No. | Function & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
int(x [,base]) Converts x to an integer. base specifies the base if x is a string. |
| 2 |
long(x [,base] ) Converts x to a long integer. base specifies the base if x is a string. |
| 3 |
float(x) Converts x to a floating-point number. |
| 4 |
complex(real [,imag]) Creates a complex number. |
| 5 |
str(x) Converts object x to a string representation. |
| 6 |
repr(x) Converts object x to an expression string. |
| 7 |
eval(str) Evaluates a string and returns an object. |
| 8 |
tuple(s) Converts s to a tuple. |
| 9 |
list(s) Converts s to a list. |
| 10 |
set(s) Converts s to a set. |
| 11 |
dict(d) Creates a dictionary. d must be a sequence of (key,value) tuples. |
| 12 |
frozenset(s) Converts s to a frozen set. |
| 13 |
chr(x) Converts an integer to a character. |
| 14 |
unichr(x) Converts an integer to a Unicode character. |
| 15 |
ord(x) Converts a single character to its integer value. |
| 16 |
hex(x) Converts an integer to a hexadecimal string. |
| 17 |
oct(x) Converts an integer to an octal string. |
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