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Zachary Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,630 PointsWhat is coertion?
Hey there, I'm going through the Python course and I'm on lists. When I get to the exercise, it talks about something called "coertion". I must have missed something.
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 PointsAlso called “casting”, it means trying to change an objects type.
For example, list() can be used to change a str, set, tuple in to a list. Most of the built-in object instantiations can take other objects types and return called type.
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!
Zachary Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,630 PointsZachary Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,630 PointsAh, ok. Thanks very much.