Exploring Basic Data Types in Python – Certificate of Completion

Course Description

Skill level: basics

In this course, you'll learn the basic data types that are built into Python, like numbers, strings, and Booleans. You'll also get an overview of Python's built-in functions.

Basic Data Types in Python

1. Basic Data Types in Python: Overview

2. Integers

3. Exercise: Convert a Number to Different Bases

4. Floats

5. Exercise: Compare Division and Floor Division

6. Complex Numbers

7. Strings

8. Escape Sequences

9. Exercise: Build a Formatted Receipt

10. Raw Strings

11. Triple Quoted Strings

12. Booleans

13. Exercise: Check Truthiness of Values

14. Functions: Composite Data Types

15. Functions: Math

16. Exercise: Crunch Some Numbers

17. Functions: Type Conversion

18. Functions: Iterables and Iterators

19. Exercise: Meet the Pets

20. Functions: Input and Output

21. Functions: Variables, References, and Scope (Part 1)

22. Functions: Variables, References, and Scope (Part 2)

23. Exercise: Write a Temperature Converter

24. Functions: Miscellaneous

25. Basic Data Types in Python (Quiz)

26. Basic Data Types in Python: Summary

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This person’s account is verified and was created on Feb. 26, 2019. Real Python certifies their completion of the Exploring Basic Data Types in Python course on Sept. 15, 2025.

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