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Data Types

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Total cards: 7•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Integer

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Used to store whole numbers e.g age or house number

#2
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Real/Float

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Numbers with a decimal place e.g money (£2.45)

#3
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Boolean

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TRUE/FALSE values (e.g 18+ in a voting program)

#4
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Character

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Stores a single character e.g storing the input for a menu within a program (option A, B, C or D)

#5
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String

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Used to store alphanumeric characters e.g the word “Programming”. Other examples include names or DOB with / to separate values

#6
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Casting

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The process of changing a variable’s data type within a program.

#7
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Example of Casting -

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• age_integer = int(input(“Please enter your age - “)) • print(age_integer + 5) • age_string = str(age_integer) • print(age_string + “5”)