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Converts a given string into a complex number.


Converts a given string into a complex number.

## Syntax

```py
complex(real, imaginary)
```

## Example 1

Use `complex()` to convert the string `"1+7j"` into a complex number:

```py
num = complex("1+7j")
print(num)
```


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dict()

divmod()

enumerate()

eval()

filter()

float()

frozenset()

getattr()

hasattr()

help()

hex()

input()

int()

isinstance()

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len()

list()

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max()

min()

next()

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print()

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