typecasting.py

#this is the process of specifying or changing a variable from one datatype to another
# constructors are used

x = int(2.5) # the 2.5 will converted to an integer
print(x)

y = int(250.556566)
print(y)

a = float(200)
print(a)      #output is 200.0

b = str(3)
print(b)

print(type(b))   #prints out the type to be a string