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"""Python types"""

1. every object in python has a type:
2. an integer is of type 'int'

print type(17)

1. "hello" is a string:

print type("hello")

1. floating point numbers are of type 'float':

print type(3.2)

1. although it can be interpreted as a number "17" is a string:

print type("17")

1. Double quoted strings can contain single quotes in them:

print "Bruce's beard"

1. single quoted strings can have double quotes in them:

print 'The knights who say "Ni!"'

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