Type conversion

Turning a value of one type into another - text a user typed into a number with int or float, a number into text with str - since a language like Python won't do it by guessing.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You know input always gives text, convert it with int, float and str where needed, and can read the ValueError and TypeError you get when you don't.

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Foundation
You know input always gives text, convert it with int, float and str where needed, and can read the ValueError and TypeError you get when you don't.
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StringsYou convert to and from strings, so you need to know what a string is.

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