>A Byte of Python

Numbers

Numbers in Python are of four types - integers, long integers, floating point and complex numbers. Examples of integers are 2 and -3 which are just whole numbers. Long integers are just bigger numbers. Examples of floating point numbers (or floats for short) are 3.23 and -52.3E-4. The E notation indicates powers of 10. In this case, -52.3E-4 means -52.3 * 10-4. Examples of complex numbers are (-5+4j) and (2.3 - 4.6j).