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PYTHON BASICSChapter 1 · Python Basics

Words and text

A string is text wrapped in quotes. You can glue strings together with +, repeat them with *, and ask how long one is with len().

Worked example

How it reads

  • + joins strings end to end, so "night" + "sky" becomes "nightsky"
  • * repeats a string, so "night" * 3 is "nightnightnight"
  • len(first) counts the characters, here 5
Cloud tip: Quotes can be "double" or 'single', as long as both ends match.
main.py
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YOUR TURN

Print how many characters are in greeting. It should print 14.

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