str()
Published Jan 1, 2022
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Takes in a value that can be converted into a string, and returns a copy of the value in the string
datatype. If nothing is passed into str()
, then an empty string is returned.
Syntax
str(object)
Example 1
The str()
function can change the datatype of a float
value, 314.0
, into a string:
print(str(314.0))
Example 2
The str()
function can also wrap around other type conversions.
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