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Does python support character type?

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When I am checking with data types I wonder why a char value is returning as string type.

Please see my input and output.

Input:

a = 'c'

type(a)

Output:

class 'str'
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Avinash Avatar asked Nov 15 '17 15:11

Avinash


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1 Answers

No.

Python does not have a character or char type. All single characters are strings with length one.

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collector Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 06:09

collector