8. Strings

In this chapter we are going to have a look at strings, one of the most used data types. We will see different ways to format and manipulate them.

Chapter Summary

• What are string?

• Formatting strings:

  • format specification

  • space and alignment

  • number formatting options

  • format() method

  • escape characters

• Subtstrings:

  • search for substrings

  • counting occurrences

  • replace substrings

• Other string methods

  • joining strings

  • splitting strings

  • split(), lstrp(), rstrip()

  • lower(), upper(), capitalzie(), title(), swapcase()