complex()
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Published Jul 6, 2021Updated Aug 7, 2023
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The complex()
function converts a given string, or pair of numbers, into a complex number.
Syntax
result1 = complex(real, imaginary)
result2 = complex(string)
real
is the real part of a complex number.imaginary
is the imaginary part of a complex number.string
is the string representation of a complex number.
Example
Use complex()
to convert the string "1+7j"
into a complex number:
num = complex("1+7j")print(num)
This will result in the following output:
(1+7j)
Note: The passed string cannot contain whitespaces. A string such as,
"1 + 7j"
, will result in an error.
Codebyte Example
Use complex()
to convert the string "1.5"
which is passed as a single parameter, into a complex number:
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