A Little About Strings In Python

Aaliyah.S
4 min readMar 21, 2023

For all the rookies (or even pro’s :P)

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Python is a popular programming language with a wide variety of data structures, including lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries. One of the most commonly used data structures in Python is strings. A string is a sequence of characters, which can be letters, numbers, or symbols, enclosed within quotes.

In Python, strings are immutable, which means that once they are created, they cannot be changed. However, you can create a new string by modifying the original string using various string methods. In this article, we’ll discuss the basics of Python strings, including how to create and manipulate strings.

Creating a String
To create a string in Python, you simply enclose a sequence of characters within quotes. For example:

my_string = “Hello, world!” print(my_string)

Output: Hello, world!

You can use either single quotes or double quotes to create a string in Python. For example:

my_string1 = ‘Python is cool!’ my_string2 = “Python is cool too!”

Both of these strings are equivalent and will produce the same output.

String Indexing
String indexing refers to the ability to access individual characters within a string. In…

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Aaliyah.S

Just a passionate author, poet, scriptwriter and blogger who wants to change the world with her words. Oh, and a cat lover too!