Chapter 4. Python Objects

Chapter Topics

• Python Objects

• Built-in Types

• Standard Type Operators

  • Value Comparison

  • Object Identity Comparison

  • Boolean

• Standard Type Built-in Functions

• Categorizing the Standard Types

• Unsupported Types

We will now begin our journey to the core part of the language. First we will introduce what Python objects are, then discuss the most commonly-used built-in types. An introduction to the standard type operators and built-in functions comes next, followed by an insightful discussion of the different ways to categorize the standard types to gain a better understanding of how they work, and finally, we will conclude by describing some types that Python does not have (mostly as a benefit for those of you with experience with another high-level language).