For Python 3.6, you can use the f-strings new feature to convert to string and it's faster compared to str() function. It is used like this:
age = 45
strAge = f'{age}'
Python provides the str() function for that reason.
digit = 10
print(type(digit)) # Will show <class 'int'>
convertedDigit = str(digit)
print(type(convertedDigit)) # Will show <class 'str'>
For a more detailed answer, you can check this article: Converting Python Int to String and Python String to Int