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Introducing output / printing

Printing on multiple lines

Printing Multiple Values on One Line

Mixing Text and Numbers

Meet the Variable (Python's Storage Boxes)

Data Types (The Right Container for the Right Data)

Changing Values and the Rules of Naming

Python as a Calculator (Math Operations)

Coding Shortcuts (Assignment Operators)

Making Decisions (Relational Operators)

The "Strict and Chill" Rules (Logical Operators)

The VIP Line (Operator Precedence and Associativity)

Introduction to strings

Quiz on strings

String Indexing and Slicing

Module test: Strings in Python

How to take user input

Practice problems

Module test: User input

Intro to if / else

Quiz on conditions

Combining conditions - And / or

Module test: Conditional statements

Learn to debug common errors

Practice debugging

Module test: Debugging

Introduction to Lists

List Operations

Module Test: Lists

Break and Continue

Module Test: Loops

Learn about functions

Use functions in problems

Module test: Functions

Learn about tuples

Module test: Tuples / dictionary

Sum and Average

Finding Minimum and Maximum

Combining Loops + Conditions

Module Practice Quiz

Challenge: Sum of Numbers

Challenge: Count Even Numbers

Challenge: Find the Largest Number

Challenge: Filter Passing Scores

Challenge: Search for a Product

Mini Project: Student Score Analyzer

Python Basics Final Assessment

Introduction to strings

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Introduction to strings

In Python, a string is just a piece of text. Imagine a string as a digital necklace, where every letter, space, number, or punctuation mark is a bead strung together.

Creating Strings

To tell Python that something is text (and not a command or variable), you must wrap it in single quotes (') or double quotes ("). Python treats both exactly the same!

player_name = "PixelNinja"
current_status = 'Online'

💡 Why have two types of quotes? What if your text contains an apostrophe, like the word "Don't"? If you use single quotes, Python gets confused and thinks the string ended early! To fix this, wrap the entire text in double quotes:
warning = "Don't open that door!"

String Math (Concatenation)

Did you know you can add strings together? In programming, gluing two pieces of text together is called concatenation.

hero = "Spider" + "-" + "Man"
print(hero) # Output: Spider-Man