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

# Introduction

Python and PowerShell,like any other programming language, use markers to classify distinct types of data. Data types determine what value can be assigned to a variable and the operation we can perform on it.

Let’s discuss native data types in Python and PowerShell.


# Common data types
In this lesson, we will discuss the three main data types in any programming language; namely, **Numbers**, **Booleans**, and **Strings**.


Let's start with the numbers.
## Numbers

In Python and PowerShell numbers written In Python and PowerShell, numbers written without decimals are considered as **integers** while numbers with decimals are considered as **floating-point** numbers (or **floats**). So, 1 is an integer and 1.0 is a floating-point number. These numeric data types can be used as arithmetic labels in a programming language and to perform basic math operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

### Integers

In any programming language, integers are whole numbers that can be positive or negative, including zero ( `0` ). An integer in both PowerShell and Python can also be called an `int`.

To declare and assign an `int` type value to a Python variable, just use the variable name followed by the assignment operator and the integer number. For example:

```Python
num = -12
print(num)
```
Output: 
```
-12
```

This is exactly how PowerShell integers are defined, as seen below.

```PowerShell
$num = -12
$num
```
Output:
```
-12
```

We can also do basic math with these `int` variables, as in the following Python example.



Let's learn about different data types in Powershell and Python.

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

Data Types

Introduction

Common data types

Numbers

Integers