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Type Conversion

Type conversion is essential when dealing with incompatible data types that need to be used together in operations. Python provides straightforward ways to convert between different data types.

Code Examples​

Let's start by creating two values, one as a text value of type string and another as an integer:

text_value = str(100)
int_value = 50

Option 1: Convert Text to Integer​

To add the text and integer values, we can convert the text value to an integer:

result_option1 = int(text_value) + int_value
print(result_option1)  # Output: 150

Option 2: Convert Integer to Text​

Alternatively, we can convert the integer value to a string:

result_option2 = text_value + str(int_value)
print(result_option2)  # Output: '10050'

Compatibility of Floats and Integers​

Python automatically handles compatibility between floats and integers:

result_float_int = 5.5 + 1
print(result_float_int)  # Output: 6.5
print(type(result_float_int))  # Output: <class 'float'>

Handling Incompatible Type Conversion​

It's important to use compatible values for type conversion. Attempting to convert an incompatible type may result in an error:

# Example causing a ValueError
try:
    invalid_conversion = int("ten")
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

Ensure that the values provided for conversion are compatible to avoid errors.