Gain insights into Python by leveraging your PowerShell knowledge. Delve into syntax, semantics, and core concepts of Python, making learning efficient through associative learning techniques.

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PowerShell is a go-to scripting language for almost ANYTHING! Now, if you’re hoping to learn Python, then you’re in the right place. As you start this course, you’ll begin to notice that there are a lot of patterns and concepts shared between the two languages. 

Thus during this course, you will easily be able to relate new Python concepts to the concepts you already know in PowerShell, a learning style called Associative Learning. 

This PowerShell Scripting guide to Python is designed to make you familiar with syntax, semantics, and core concepts of the Python language. And by using concepts you already know in PowerShell, you’ll be able to learn Python fast and effectively in a way that sticks with you for a longer period of time.

Learning Python through PowerShell Concepts

# Checking the Data Type

Every Powershell object automatically has an in-built method, `GetType()`, which can be accessed using the (`.`) dot operator, as demonstrated in the following example to check data types.



## to check the data type in powershell
## provides an inbuilt method GetType()
'this is a string'.GetType()
(1298).GetType()
([char]'s').GetType()
(0.0099999).GetType()



Similarly, in Python, we can use the `type()` inbuilt method to test/check the data type.



## checking data type using type() built-in function
str = 'a string'
print(type(str))  # output: <class 'str'>

pos_num = 10
print(type(pos_num)) # output: <class 'int'>
neg_num = -13
print(type(neg_num)) # output: <class 'int'>

pi=3.14159
print(type(pi))  # output: <class 'float'>




# Data type casting

In any programming language, it is often necessary to perform type conversion between data types. This essentially means changing one data type into another. Python provides some built-in functions to convert between types and most of the time we'll simply use the type name, (`int`, `float`) as a function name (`int()`, `float()`).



Learn how to check the type of data and how to cast it into different data types.

Introduction

Basics

Object Introspection

Data Types and Its Manipulation

Data Structures

Conditional Statements

Loops

Functions

Handling Json, Xml, and Csv

Error Handling and Builtin Functions

Builtin Functions

Appendix

Conclusion

Checking and Casting Data Types

Checking the Data Type