Floats

Numbers with Decimals

In python a float refers to a number that has decimal places.

Below, I create a variable x that is a float and then print value for x. After this, I print out the type of the variable which is a float!

            

                
                    # Define the variable
x = 3.2

# Print out the value
print('The value of x is:',x)

# Print out the type of variable x is
print(type(x))
                
            
        

Official Definition:

float (floating point real values) − Also called floats, they represent real numbers and are written with a decimal point dividing the integer and fractional parts. Floats may also be in scientific notation, with E or e indicating the power of 10 (2.5e2 = 2.5 x 102 = 250).

If you add a float and an int together, it results in a float! An example of this is below, and you can see the result is type float

            

                
                    # Declare x and y - One as an integer and one as a float
x = 3.2
y = 3

# Create the sum
z = x+y

# Print out the value and the type
print(z)
print(type(z))
                
            
        

This will give you a new variable z which is equal to 6.2

Calling the function float(number) will turn an integer into a number that can contain decimal places.