Python Strings and Lists

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Course Outline

  1. String Fundamentals and Indexing
  2. String Immutability and Concatenation
  3. Formatted String Literals
  4. Lists and Element Access
  5. List Modification and Operations
  6. Tuples and Named Tuples
  7. Sets and Set Operations
  8. Dictionaries and Key-Value Mapping
  9. Common Python Data Types
  10. Type Conversions
  11. Binary Number Representation
  12. Health Data Calculations
  13. Python List Operations
  14. Python Set Operations

1. String Fundamentals and Indexing

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • String : A sequence of characters that represents textual data such as a name, location, or message.

  • String literal : A string defined in source code by surrounding its text with single or double quotes, such as 'MARY' or "MARY".

  • A string is an ordered sequence whose first character has index 0, whose second character has index 1, and whose subsequent characters continue in order.

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1. Which kind of data does a string represent in Python?

2. Which expression is a string literal written directly in source code?

3. If word is the string "PYTHON", which character does word[1] access?

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What is a string in programming?

A sequence of characters representing textual data.

How is a string literal defined in source code?

By surrounding text with single or double quotes.

What index does the first character of a string have?

Index 0.

How do you find the length of a string in Python?

Using the built-in function len⁡(string)\operatorname{len}(string).

What does the length of a string represent?

The number of characters in the string.

How is an empty string created in Python?

With two quotes, like "".

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