It is also called as data conversion / type conversion.It is a process of converting one data type into another one.
Example
Fucntion
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Converts to Type
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Example
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Output
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int()
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Integer literal
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a = int(2)
b = int(4.5)
print("a=", a)
print("b=", b)
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a= 2
b= 4
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float()
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Float literal
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a = float (
2 )
b = float (
2.6)
c = float (
"4" )
d = float (
"4.9" )
print("a=", a)
print("b=", b)
print("c=", c)
print("d=", d)
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a= 2.0
b= 2.6
c= 4.0
d= 4.9
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str()
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String literal
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a = str (
"q1" )
b = str ( 2 )
c = str ( 5.0 )
print("a=", a)
print("b=", b)
print("c=", c)
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a: q1
b: 2
c: 5.0
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