Numbers in Python
Distinguishing int and float
- In Python we have floats and integers and we can coerce one into the other
- A
// as an operator means float division. This obviously provides greater
precision than int division /.
- There is no increment (
++) or decrement (--) operator in Python
# Integers and floats
count = 1
print(count)
# 1
print(type(count))
# <class 'int'>
exchange_rate = 1.83
print(exchange_rate)
# 1.83
print(type(exchange_rate))
# <class 'float'>
print(float(count))
# 1.0
print(int(exchange_rate))
# 1
