Python Basic String Operator Flashcards

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'a'

quotes are used for character strings

'a'

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"a"

single or doublequotes (pairs must match) can be used

'a'

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"ab c"

'ab c'

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''

strings can be empty

''

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"ab"+"cd"

+ operator concatenates strings

'abcd'

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'a'+"a"+'a'

mixing quote styles is permitted

'aaa'

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'a'*3

* is like repeated +

'aaa'

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3*'a

remember to match pairs of quotes

SyntaxError - while scanning single-quoted string

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3*'a'

3*'a' and 'a'*3 have same result

'aaa'

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'bb'/2

it's true that 'b'*2 evaluates to 'bb', but ...

TypeError - the '/' operator isn't supported for strings