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Table of Contents

  • Getting to Know Strings and Characters in Python
  • Creating Strings in Python
    • Standard String Literals
    • Escape Sequences in String Literals
    • Raw String Literals
    • Formatted String Literals
    • The Built-in str() Function
  • Using Operators on Strings
    • Concatenating Strings: The + Operator
    • Repeating Strings: The * Operator
    • Finding Substrings in a String: The in and not in Operators
  • Exploring Built-in Functions for String Processing
    • Finding the Number of Characters: len()
    • Converting Objects Into Strings: str() and repr()
    • Formatting Strings: format()
    • Processing Characters Through Code Points: ord() and chr()
  • Indexing and Slicing Strings
    • Indexing Strings
    • Slicing Strings
  • Doing String Interpolation and Formatting
    • Using F-Strings
    • Using the .format() Method
    • Using the Modulo Operator (%)
  • Exploring str Class Methods
    • Manipulating Casing
    • Finding and Replacing Substrings
    • Classifying Strings
    • Formatting Strings
    • Joining and Splitting Strings
  • Conclusion
  • Frequently Asked Questions

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