Practice Type Conversion (Casting) - 1.6 | Variables and Data Types | Python Programming Language
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Type Conversion (Casting)

1.6 - Type Conversion (Casting)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What function would you use to convert a string to an integer?

💡 Hint: Think about which function starts with 'i' and handles integers.

Question 2 Easy

What would bool('') return?

💡 Hint: Consider what Truthy or Falsy means in Python.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does int('45') return?

45
None
Invalid

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you convert strings of numbers.

Question 2

Is float('3.14') equal to 3.14?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the value and how it's represented in Python.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a program that takes user input as a string, converts it to int, subtracts 10, and returns the result. What will the output be if the input is '50'?

💡 Hint: Follow through with input conversion before performing any arithmetic.

Challenge 2 Hard

Write a function that accepts a string of numbers separated by commas, converts each to int, and returns the total sum of these integers.

💡 Hint: Think about how to process each number individually after conversion!

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