Can someone please better explain type conversion?

Question

Sorry, I have just started with this, and do not really understand how and why this works.

Answer 1

I see that you have just started the Python tutorial so I guess you are talking about Python. Well, check out the link below... I could explain but it would be rather long.

https://www.datacamp.com/community/tutorials/python-data-type-conversion

Answer 2

converting one data type to another

eg
float x=6.9077786
int b = int(x) //b becomes 6

Answer 3

what are some of the things python can be use to programme.