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objects as ones that you want to stay the same, such as
constants. Mutable objects, on the other hand, are
objects that you will be adding elements to and
subtracting from on a regular basis.

Table 3-2 lists the most commonly used Python data
types. The rest of this section covers them in more detail.

Table 3-2 Python Data Types

NameTypeMutableDescription

Inte

ger

i

n

t

N

o

Whole numbers, such as 6, 600, and 1589

Boo

lean

b

o

o

l

N

o

Comparison value, either True or False

Stri

ng

s

t

r

N

o

Sequence of characters delimited by

quotes, such as "Cisco", 'Piper', and "2000"

List l

i

s

t

Y

e

s

Ordered sequence of objects, such as [10,

"DNA", 19.8]

Tup

le

t

u

p

N

o

Ordered sequence of immutable objects,

such as (10, "DNA", 19.8)

Dict

iona

ry

d

i

c

t

Y

e

s

Unordered key:value pairs, such as

{"key1":"value1","name":"Pip"}