Strings - basics ============================== Examples in Python 3 ```python """ Concatenate """ x = "Hello" "World" print(x) x = "Hello" + "World" print(x) x = "Hello" x += "World" print(x) x = "Hello" y = "World" print(x + y) """ Repeat """ x = "Hello" * 3 print(x) """ Access string characters Remember that index start at 0 and end at lenght-1 """ x = "Hello" print(x[0]) print(x[1]) print(x[-1]) for c in x: print(c) """ String slicing """ x = "Hello" # From start until n print(x[:3]) # From n until end print(x[2:]) # From n1 to n2 print(x[2:4]) """ Use slice to replace part of string """ x = "World" y = x[:3] + "d" print(y) """ Use slice to switch string order """ x = "World Hello" y = x[6:] + x[:6] print(y) ``` Reference and read more ------------------------------ [Strings - tutorial](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html#strings) Revision history ------------------------------ 2014-07-17 (sylvanas) PA1 First try.