Introduction

Even if you think that you know a lot about data types and variables, because you have programmed lower level languages like C, C++ or other similar programming languages, we would recommend to read this chapter. Data types and variables in Python are different in some aspects from other programming languages. There are integers, floating point numbers, strings, and many more, but things are not the same as in C or C++. If you want to use lists in C e.g., you will have to construe the data type list from scratch, i.e. design memory structure and the allocation management. You will have to implement the necessary search and access methods as well. Python provides power data types like lists as a genuine part of the language. Continue reading Data Types and Variables →