Literals in Python

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Literals
• Python Literals can be defined as data that is given in a variable or constant.

• A literal in Python is a syntax that is used to completely express a fixed
value of a specific data type. Literals are constants that are self-
explanatory and don’t need to be computed or evaluated.
• They are used to provide variable values or to directly utilize them in
expressions.
• Generally, literals are a notation for representing a fixed value in source
code.
❖ Types of Literals in Python

o String literals
o Character literal
o Numeric literals
o Boolean literals
o Literal Collections
o Special literals
❖ String Literals
• A string is literal and can be created by writing a text(a group of Characters
) surrounded by a single(”), double(“), or triple quotes.
• We can write multi-line strings or display them in the desired way by using
triple quotes.
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Example:
# in single quote
s = 'Topper'
# in double quotes
t = "World"
print(s)
print(t)
Output:
Topper
World
❖ Character literal
It is also a type of Python string literal where a single character is surrounded
by single or double quotes.
Example:
# character literal in single quote

v = 'n'
# character literal in double quotes
w = "a"
print(v)
print(w)
Output:
n
a
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❖ Numeric literal
They are immutable and there are three types of numeric literal:
• Integer
• Float
• Complex
➢ Integer
Both positive and negative numbers including 0. There should not be any
fractional part.
Example:
# integer literal
# Binary Literals
a = 0b10100
# Decimal Literal
b = 50
# Octal Literal
c = 0o320
# Hexadecimal Literal
d = 0x12b
print(a, b, c, d)
Output:
20 50 208 299
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➢ Float
These are real numbers having both integer and fractional parts.
Example:
# Float Literal
e = 24.8
f = 45.0
print(e, f)
Output:
24.8 45.0
➢ Complex
The numerals will be in the form of a + bj, where ‘a’ is the real part and ‘b‘ is
the complex part. Numeric literal [ Complex ]
Example:
z = 7 + 5j
# real part is 0 here.

k = 7j
print(z, k)
Output:
(7+5j) 7j
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❖ Boolean literal
There are only two Boolean literals in Python. They are true and false. In
Python, True represents the value as 1, and False represents the value as 0.
Example:
a = (1 == True)
b = (1 == False)
c = True + 3
d = False + 7
print("a is", a)
print("b is", b)
print("c:", c)
print("d:", d)
Output:
a is True
b is False
c: 4
d: 7
❖ Literal collections
Python provides four different types of literal collections:
1. List literals
2. Tuple literals
3. Dict literals
4. Set literals
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➢ List literal
The list contains items of different data types. The values stored in the List are
separated by a comma (,) and enclosed within square brackets([]). We can
store different types of data in a List. Lists are mutable.
Example:
number = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
name = ['Amit', 'kabir', 'bhaskar', 2]
print(number)
print(name)
Output:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
['Amit', 'kabir', 'bhaskar', 2]
➢ Tuple literal
A tuple is a collection of different data-type. It is enclosed by the parentheses

‘()‘ and each element is separated by the comma(,). It is immutable.
Example:
even_number = (2, 4, 6, 8)
odd_number = (1, 3, 5, 7)
print(even_number)
print(odd_number)
Output:
(2, 4, 6, 8)
(1, 3, 5, 7)
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➢ Dictionary literal
The dictionary stores the data in the key-value pair. It is enclosed by curly
braces ‘{}‘ and each pair is separated by the commas(,). We can store different
types of data in a dictionary. Dictionaries are mutable.
➢ Set literal
Set is the collection of the unordered data set. It is enclosed by the {} and each
element is separated by the comma(,).
Example:
vowels = {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}
fruits = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
print(vowels)
print(fruits)
Output:
{'o', 'e', 'a', 'u', 'i'}
{'apple', 'banana', 'cherry'}
❖ Special literal
Python contains one special literal (None). ‘None’ is used to define a null
variable. If ‘None’ is compared with anything else other than a ‘None’, it will
return false.
Example:
water_remain = None
print(water_remain)
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Output:
None
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• Python Literals can be defined as data that is given in a variable or constant.

❖ Types of Literals in Python

# character literal in single quote

# real part is 0 here.

A tuple is a collection of different data-type. It is enclosed by the parentheses

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