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'''Type conversion functions''' are used in programming to convert data to primitive [[datatype]]s.

==Type Conversion in [[Python]]==
*<tt>'''str'''(x)</tt> returns a [[string]] version of x.  Almost all datatypes support this function, and you can use it on your own [[class (Python)|classes]] by implementing the <tt>__str__</tt> function.
*<tt>'''int'''(x)</tt> converts x into an [[integer]].  Floats will be rounded down to the nearest integer, and strings that don't represent a valid integer will result in an error.
*<tt>'''float'''(x)</tt> converts x into a [[floating point number]].  Strings that don't represent a valid floating point number will result in an error.

====[[sequence (Python)|Sequence]] Conversion====
*<tt>'''list'''(x)</tt> converts any [[python sequence types|sequence]] x into a [[list]].
*<tt>'''tuple'''(x)</tt> converts any [[python sequence types|sequence]] x into a [[tuple]].


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