Basic Data Types in Python

Darren Jones 18 Lessons 1h 27m
basics python

In this step-by-step course, you’ll dig into the basic data types that are built into Python.

By the end of this course:

You’ll learn about several basic numeric, string, and Boolean types that are built into Python.
You’ll see what objects of these types look like and how you can represent them.
You’ll get an overview of Python’s built-in functions, which are pre-written chunks of code that you can call to do useful things.

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Basic Data Types in Python

18 Lessons 1h 27m

1. Basic Data Types in Python: Overview 00:21

2. Integers 05:38

3. Floats 05:33

4. Complex Numbers 01:35

5. Strings 02:48

6. Escape Sequences 04:45

7. Raw Strings 01:28

8. Triple Quoted Strings 03:06

9. Booleans 03:55

10. Functions: Composite Data Types 08:36

11. Functions: Math 04:50

12. Functions: Type Conversion 06:54

13. Functions: Iterables and Iterators 11:45

14. Functions: Input and Output 05:09

15. Functions: Variables, References, and Scope (Part 1) 03:39

16. Functions: Variables, References, and Scope (Part 2) 05:58

17. Functions: Miscellaneous 10:57

18. Basic Data Types in Python: Summary 00:59

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About Darren Jones

With 20 years as a teacher of music technology, Darren is keen to bring his skills to the Python table.

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Participant Comments

Glenn Lehman on July 9, 2021

Thank You Very Much!

I learned more in this video then in the entire course I took on python scripting in college.

Is there a link to setup up bpython?

Janet Anne on Feb. 9, 2021

Wow. I FINALLY understood hash() after this. Thank you! Great refresher on Python data types.

Paul D Paradis on Aug. 5, 2020

This is gold! I have been teaching myself Python for a while now, and this is the best presentation of fundamental data types I have ever come across. I just joined real Python and decided to go through the basics as a refresher and to get comfortable with the site, and I am thoroughly impressed.

Rowan on April 29, 2020

This was more detailed than I expected. Thanks RP Team for the great job on this exercise. “Started from the bottom now I’m here.” as Drake would say.

tomspoors on March 15, 2020

An excellent overview, well-delivered, and in a soothing voice! Thank you, I learned a lot of useful things!

Mallesham Yamulla on Jan. 26, 2020

It’s a fantastic refresher on Python Data types, I really learned a couple of new things from it and thanks for this tutorial.

emalfiza on Jan. 25, 2020

Awesome! totally different from any other Python platform. Really appreciate your time Darren

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