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Yes, Python supportdata type conversion. To convert between built-in types, programmer simply usethe type name as a function. There are several built-in functions to performconversion from one data type to another. These functions return a new objectrepresting the converted value.
| Function | Description |
| int (x [, base]) | Converts x to an integer, base specifies the base if x is a string. |
| long [x [, base]) | Converts x to a long integer, base specifies the base if x is a string. |
| float (x) | Converts x to a floatingpoint number. |
| complex (real, [ing]) | Creates a complex number. |
| str (x) | Converts object x to a string representation. |
| repr (x) | Converts object x to an expression string. |
| tuple (x) | Converts x to a tuple. |
| list (x) | Converts x to a list. |
| chr (x) | Convets an integer to a character. |
| unichr (x) | Converts an integer to a Unicode character. |
| diet (x) | Creates a disetionary, x must be a sequence of tuples. |
| set (x) | Converts x to a set |