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Type (Computer science) facts for kids

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In computer science and computer programming, a data type or just a type is a piece of information about a value that lets the compiler or interpreter (programs that convert code to something that the computer can understand) know how the value is supposed to be used.

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  • Python 3. The standard type hierarchy

    Python 3: the standard type hierarchy

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