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Surveys scalar examples and contrasts them with richer structures, leaving detailed treatment to later coverage.

Primitive data type

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A primitive data type is a fundamental, language-provided type for representing a basic value, rather than a composite of multiple values.

A primitive data type represents a basic value. Python’s built-in types include scalar values, such as numbers and Booleans, as well as richer structures. section 3.2

Examples show the contrast:

Integers, floating-point numbers, complex numbers, and Booleans are scalar examples; lists, dictionaries, and files are richer built-in types. section 3.1 section 3.2

Python values can be manipulated with operators, built-in or library functions, and methods belonging to their types. section 3.1

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