{"id":5637,"date":"2021-05-10T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T05:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2021-11-22T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:12:48","slug":"literals-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/literals-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Literals in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Literals are a type of notation used in source code to represent a fixed value. They can also be defined as raw values or data that are given in variables or constants.<\/p>\n<p>This article will teach you about the various types of literals in Python.<\/p>\n<h2>Python Literals<\/h2>\n<p>In Python, there are various types of literals. As an example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Numeric_Literals\">Numeric Literals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Boolean_Literals\">Boolean Literals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#String_literals\">String literals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Special_literals\">Special literals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Escape_characters\">Escape characters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"Numeric_Literals\">1)Numeric Literals<\/h3>\n<p>In Python, numerical literals represent numbers and can be of the following types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Integer Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Both positive and negative numbers, including 0 are allowed. There must be no fractional parts.<\/li>\n<li>Ex : 100 , -200 , 300 etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Float Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>These are real numbers with integer and fractional components.<\/li>\n<li>Ex : 45.5 , 28.4 etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Binary Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Numbers are represented in binary form.<\/li>\n<li>For example, 1010 is binary literal for 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Octal Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Numbers are represented in octal form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hexadecimal Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Numbers are represented in Hexadecimal form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complex Literal:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Complex numbers are represented by this type.<\/li>\n<li>For example 6+ 3i ,4+2i etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"Boolean_Literals\">2)Boolean Literals<\/h3>\n<p>In Python, only True and False are Boolean literals.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"String_literals\">3)String literals<\/h3>\n<p>A string literal is made by enclosing a text(a set of characters) in single(\u201d), double(\u201c\u201d), or triple(\u201c\u201d) quotes. We can write multi-line strings or show in the desired way by using triple quotes.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\"># string literals in python\r\n# single quote representation of string\r\nstring1 = 'BTechGeeks'\r\n\r\n# double quotes representation of string\r\nstring2 = \"BTechGeeks\"\r\n\r\n# multiline representation of string\r\nstring3 = '''BTech\r\n        Geeks\r\n            Platform'''\r\n\r\nprint('single quote string:', string1)\r\nprint('double quote string:', string2)\r\nprint('multiline string :', string3)\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">single quote string: BTechGeeks\r\ndouble quote string: BTechGeeks\r\nmultiline string : BTech\r\n\t\tGeeks\r\n\t\t\tPlatform<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"Special_literals\">4)Special literals<\/h3>\n<p>There is one special literal in Python (None). A null variable is described by the word \u2018none.&#8217; When \u2018None&#8217; is contrasted to something other than another \u2018None,&#8217; it returns false.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\"># special literal none\r\nspecial = None\r\nprint(special)\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">None<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"Escape_characters\">5)Escape characters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\\<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0 Newline continuation<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\\\<\/strong>\u00a0: Display a single \\<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0: Display a single quote<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0: Display a double quote<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\b<\/strong>\u00a0: Backspace<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\n<\/strong>\u00a0: New Line<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\t<\/strong>\u00a0: Horizontal Tab<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\v<\/strong>\u00a0: Vertical Tab<\/li>\n<li><strong>\\r<\/strong>\u00a0: Enter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Programs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/convert-integer-to-string-in-python\/\">convert integer to string in python<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/how-to-web-scrape-with-python-in-4-minutes\/\">how to web scrape with python in 4 minutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/dictionaries-in-python\/\">dictionaries in python<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/how-to-create-and-initialize-a-list-of-lists-in-python\/\">how to create and initialize a list of lists in python<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/web-crawling-and-scraping-in-python\/\">web crawling and scraping in python<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/how-to-append-text-or-lines-to-a-file-in-python\/\">how to append text or lines to a file in python<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-check-if-a-value-exists-in-the-dictionary\/\">python check if a value exists in the dictionary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literals are a type of notation used in source code to represent a fixed value. 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