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What is the correct way to concatenate two strings in Python?
What is the correct way to concatenate two strings in Python?
What does the term 'iterable object' imply in the context of strings?
What does the term 'iterable object' imply in the context of strings?
What index would you use to access the second character from the string 'Hello, World!'?
What index would you use to access the second character from the string 'Hello, World!'?
How would you print the last character of the string 'Hello, World!'?
How would you print the last character of the string 'Hello, World!'?
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Which of the following would result in an error when trying to print characters of a string?
Which of the following would result in an error when trying to print characters of a string?
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What would the expression varString[7:12] evaluate to for the string 'Hello, World!'?
What would the expression varString[7:12] evaluate to for the string 'Hello, World!'?
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In Python, which quotation marks are NOT acceptable for defining a string?
In Python, which quotation marks are NOT acceptable for defining a string?
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What is the numerical value of the index for the 4th character in the string 'Hello, World!'?
What is the numerical value of the index for the 4th character in the string 'Hello, World!'?
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What will the following code output: print(name[12:]) if name = 'Bulacan State University'?
What will the following code output: print(name[12:]) if name = 'Bulacan State University'?
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Which Python string formatting method uses curly braces {} as placeholders?
Which Python string formatting method uses curly braces {} as placeholders?
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What is the correct output of the following code: print(name[::3]) if name = 'Bulacan State University'?
What is the correct output of the following code: print(name[::3]) if name = 'Bulacan State University'?
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What placeholder is used for an integer in Python's % operator format?
What placeholder is used for an integer in Python's % operator format?
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Given the variable varString = 'Hello, World!', which index will print 'd' when using varString[-2]?
Given the variable varString = 'Hello, World!', which index will print 'd' when using varString[-2]?
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Which code would output 'Hello, World!' using string concatenation?
Which code would output 'Hello, World!' using string concatenation?
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What will the output be for: print('We are here at %s studying in the year %d' % (name, year)) if name = 'BulSU' and year = 2024?
What will the output be for: print('We are here at %s studying in the year %d' % (name, year)) if name = 'BulSU' and year = 2024?
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If using the syntax varString[start:end:step], what happens if 'step' is omitted?
If using the syntax varString[start:end:step], what happens if 'step' is omitted?
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What is the output of the following code? name = 'BulSU'; year = 2024; print('We are here at {} studying in the year {}'.format(name, year))
What is the output of the following code? name = 'BulSU'; year = 2024; print('We are here at {} studying in the year {}'.format(name, year))
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Which statement is true about f-strings in Python?
Which statement is true about f-strings in Python?
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What is the purpose of using an escape character in strings?
What is the purpose of using an escape character in strings?
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Given the code print('This fruit is called an "Apple"'), what will be the output?
Given the code print('This fruit is called an "Apple"'), what will be the output?
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How can you accurately calculate the number of characters in a string?
How can you accurately calculate the number of characters in a string?
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What character must be used to indicate that a string needs to be treated literally within Python code?
What character must be used to indicate that a string needs to be treated literally within Python code?
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Which of the following correctly demonstrates a string with an embedded variable using an f-string?
Which of the following correctly demonstrates a string with an embedded variable using an f-string?
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What happens when escape sequences are not used properly in a string?
What happens when escape sequences are not used properly in a string?
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What does the String method .capitalize() do to a given string?
What does the String method .capitalize() do to a given string?
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Which method would you use to check if a string ends with a specific substring?
Which method would you use to check if a string ends with a specific substring?
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What is the purpose of the .join(iterable) method?
What is the purpose of the .join(iterable) method?
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What will the method .islower() return if the string is 'Hello'?
What will the method .islower() return if the string is 'Hello'?
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If you want to replace a word in a string with another word, which method would you use?
If you want to replace a word in a string with another word, which method would you use?
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Which of the following methods would return True if all characters in a string are alphabetical?
Which of the following methods would return True if all characters in a string are alphabetical?
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What does the .count(value, start, end) method do?
What does the .count(value, start, end) method do?
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What will the method .title() return for the string 'hello world'?
What will the method .title() return for the string 'hello world'?
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Study Notes
Python Data Types
- String (str): Text data type represented as a sequence of characters enclosed in single or double quotes.
- Integer (int): Numeric data type representing whole numbers (e.g., 10, -5, 0).
- Float (float): Numeric data type representing decimal numbers (e.g., 3.14, -2.5).
- Complex (complex): Numeric data type representing numbers with imaginary parts (e.g., 2+3j).
- Boolean (bool): Data type representing truth values, either True or False.
- Dictionary (dict): Mapping type where elements are stored as key-value pairs.
- List (list): Mutable sequence type allowing elements to be added, removed, and modified.
- Tuple (tuple): Immutable sequence type where elements cannot be changed after creation.
- Range (range): Sequence type generating a sequence of numbers.
- Set (set): Mutable collection containing unique elements, unordered and cannot contain duplicates.
- Frozen Set (frozenset): Immutable version of a set.
- Bytes (bytes): Immutable sequence of bytes, used for representing binary data.
- Byte Array (bytearray): Mutable sequence of bytes, similar to bytes but can be modified.
- Memory View (memoryview): Object offering a view of memory without copying data.
- None (None): Special data type representing the absence of a value.
String Fundamentals
- A String represents a sequence of characters.
- Strings are enclosed in single quotes ( '...' ) or double quotes ( "..." ).
- Strings can contain letters, digits, and symbols.
- Strings can be concatenated (joined) using the + operator.
- The + operator can be used to join strings.
String Indexing
- Each character in a string has an associated index.
- Indexing starts at 0 for the first character, increasing from left to right.
- Negative indices start from -1, representing the last character, progressing towards the left.
- You can access individual characters within a string using their indices.
String Slicing
- Extracting a portion of a string using a range of indices.
- Syntax:
string[start:end:step], where:- start: Index of the first character to include (inclusive).
- end: Index of the first character to exclude (exclusive).
- step: Number of characters to skip between indices (default is 1).
- Omitting start:
string[:end]extracts from the beginning. - Omitting end:
string[start:]extracts to the end. - Omitting start and end:
string[::step]extracts with a specified step.
String Formatting
- Several methods exist for dynamic string formatting:
-
% operator: Uses placeholders like
%sfor strings,%dfor integers, etc., and formats them with a specific pattern. -
.format()** method:** Employs curly braces{}as placeholders, which are replaced with specified arguments. -
f-string: Introduced in Python 3.6, prefixes the string with 'f' and directly embeds values within curly braces
{}.
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% operator: Uses placeholders like
String Methods
- Python provides numerous built-in methods for string manipulation, accessed via the
.operator:- capitalize(): Converts the first character to uppercase, and the rest to lowercase.
- casefold(): Converts the string to lowercase, considering all case variations.
- center(length, character): Returns a centered string within a specified length, padded by a given character (defaults to spaces).
- count(value, start, end): Counts the number of occurrences of a specific value within the string.
- endswith(value, start, end): Checks if the string ends with a specified value.
- index(value, start, end): Finds the index of the first occurrence of a specific value within the string.
- isalnum(): Returns True if all characters are alphanumeric (letters or numbers).
- isalpha(): Returns True if all characters are alphabetic (letters).
- isnumeric(): Returns True if all characters are numeric (digits).
- isspace(): Returns True if all characters are whitespace.
- istitle(): Returns True if the string follows title case (first letter of each word is uppercase).
- isupper(): Returns True if all characters are uppercase.
- islower(): Returns True if all characters are lowercase.
- join(iterable): Concatenates elements of an iterable (like a list) into a single string, separated by the string.
- lower(): Converts the string to lowercase.
- replace(oldvalue, newvalue, count): Replaces occurrences of an old value with a new value.
- split(separator, maxsplit): Splits the string into a list of substrings, based on a specified separator (default is whitespace).
- startswith(value, start, end): Checks if the string starts with a specific value.
- strip(characters): Removes leading and trailing whitespace or specified characters.
- swapcase(): Swaps the cases of characters (lowercase becomes uppercase, and vice versa).
- title(): Converts the string to title case (first letter of each word is uppercase).
- upper(): Converts the string to uppercase.
Escape Characters
- Special characters that represent other characters, often for inserting quotation marks within a string:
- *: Represents an asterisk.
- \: Represents a backslash.
- \”: Represents a double quote.
- \n: Represents a newline.
- \t: Represents a tab.
len() function
- Returns the length (number of characters) of a string.
- Works with other iterable objects to count their elements.
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Test your knowledge of Python's data types including strings, integers, floats, and more. This quiz will cover key characteristics and examples of each data type. Ideal for beginners looking to solidify their understanding of Python.
