just_an_integer = 12 # a plain old number with no fractional parts 

a_float = 3.1415 # a float is a decimal that has a certain number of digits

plain_old_string = 'Hey, I am a string!' # a character or list of characters wrapped in single or double quotes 

boolean_true = True # True or false, good for ifelse statements and comparative operators 
 
boolean_false = False

a_list = [ True, 6, 18.99, "potato", False] # a list is a list (duh) of elements that can have lots of different data types
                                            # or even a single type or even other lists with their own elemetns! 
    
