Data Type Conversion Functions

Function
int(x [,base])	Converts x to an integer. The base specifies the base if x is a string.	>>> myInteger=int('11111111',2) >>> print myInteger 255
float(x)	Converts x to a floating-point number.	>>> float(1) 1.0 >>> float('1') 1.0
complex(real [,imag])	Creates a complex number.	>>> complex(1,-1) (1-1j) >>> complex(1,+1) (1+1j) >>> complex(1,1) (1+1j)
str(x)	Converts object x to a string representation.	>>> print("Integer = " + str(1)) Integer = 1
repr(x)	Converts object x to an expression string.
eval(str)	Evaluates a string and returns an object.
tuple(s)	Converts s to a tuple.
list(s)	Converts s to a list.
set(s)	Converts s to a set.
dict(d)	Creates a dictionary. d must be a sequence of (key,value) tuples.
frozenset(s)	Converts s to a frozen set.
chr(x)	Converts an integer to a character
unichr(x)	Converts an integer to a Unicode character.
ord(x)	Converts a single character to its integer value.
hex(x)	Converts an integer to a hexadecimal string.
oct(x)	Converts an integer to an octal string.