The numeric datatypes are used to store numerical values. Python numeric datatype includes the following number types:
- int – holds signed integer values.
- long – can hold long integer values.
- float – holds floating point values.
- complex – holds complex numbers.
1) int
An integer is a signed whole number.
Example
a=10
b=-26
c=12345678910
print(type(a))
print(type(b))
print(type(c))Output
<class 'int'>
<class 'int'>
<class 'int'>
2) float
The float numeric type can hold signed decimal numbers.
Example
a=10.5
b=-26.5
print(type(a))
print(type(b))3) complex
In Python, ‘j’ indicates the imaginary part of a complex number.
Example
a=10j
b=-26.5j
print(type(a))
print(type(b))Output
<class 'complex'>
<class 'complex'>
Learn about other datatypes in Python.
