M03 - Data Types

Question 1

Method to determine what data type something is?

Answer 1

type( )

Add “” for string

Question 2

Yes/No: Do you use thousand separators (,) in Python?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Declare integer variable example

Answer 3

num_ex = 1

Question 4

Declare float variable example

Answer 4

float_ex = 73.81

Question 5

Declare string variable example

Answer 5

candidate = “Diane”

Question 6

Declare boolean variable example

Answer 6

did_happen = True
did_happen = False

Question 7

Variable names can:

Answer 7

-be any length
-consist of:
+upper case letters
+lower case letters
+digits(0-9)
+underscores

Question 8

Variable Naming Considerations

Answer 8

• 1st character cannot be a digit
• variables are case sensitive
• must be in snake case (snake_case)

Question 9

Search keywords method

Answer 9

Type: help(“keywords”) in python command line