🕵️ The Data Identity Detector

Objective: Build a program that identifies data types!

🚀 OPEN GOOGLE COLAB

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🗝️ Key Concepts

📦 Variables: Boxes where we store information.

⌨️ input(): The function to get data FROM the user.

🔢 Data Types:

int (Integers/Whole numbers)
float (Decimals)
str (Text)

🔄 Casting: Converting one data type into another (e.g., text to number).

📘 Part 1: The "String Trap"

⚠️ THE GOLDEN RULE

The input() function ALWAYS receives information as Text (String), even if you type a number!

If you write:

age = input("How old are you?")

And the user types 15, Python sees "15" (text), NOT the number 15. To use it as math, you must CAST it.

💻 Part 2: Your Mission

Follow these steps in your Google Colab notebook:

Step 1: Setup

Create a new notebook and name it: Data_Types_Practice_YourName

Step 2: Capture Data

Create a variable named user_input. Use input() to ask the user to type something.

Step 3: Transformation Logic

Your code must try to "guess" the data type:

Try to convert to int (Integer).
If that fails, try float (Decimal).
If that fails, keep it as str (String).

Step 4: Decision Logic

Use if, elif, and else to print the result.

Reminders:

Conditionals always end with a colon :
Indentation (spacing) is CRITICAL in Python!

💡 Code Structure Hint (Don't just copy!)

                # 1. Ask for data
                raw_input = input("Type something: ")

                # 2. Logic to detect type
                try:
                final_value = int(raw_input)
                data_type = "Integer"
                except ValueError:
                # Try float...
                try:
                final_value = float(raw_input)
                data_type = "Float"
                except ValueError:
                # Must be string
                final_value = raw_input
                data_type = "String"

                # 3. Print Result
                print("Type is:", data_type)
            

📝 Code Submission

Paste your code from Google Colab here to check your score. (Note: Copy/Paste is disabled. You must type manually to verify your understanding!)

✅ Evaluation Criteria

Used the input() function correctly.
Code handles errors (uses try/except).
Identifies types (uses int(), float(), if/elif).
Added comments (#) explaining the code.

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