Variable Types in Python

In Python, variables are dynamically typed, meaning the type of a variable is inferred based on the value you assign to it. For example, if we create a variable x and assign a value of 12 as in the example below:

x = 12

The type of the variable x is inferred to be an integer type.

Another example:

x = "the letter x"

The type of the variable x is inferred to be a string type.

We’ll learn about the integer and string type plus some additional types that variables can be on the next few pages.