String: A sequence of characters that represents textual data such as a name, location, or message.
String literal: A string defined in source code by surrounding its text with single or double quotes, such as 'MARY' or "MARY".
A string is an ordered sequence whose first character has index 0, whose second character has index 1, and whose subsequent characters continue in order.
1. Which kind of data does a string represent in Python?
2. Which expression is a string literal written directly in source code?
3. If word is the string "PYTHON", which character does word[1] access?
What is a string in programming?
A sequence of characters representing textual data.
How is a string literal defined in source code?
By surrounding text with single or double quotes.
What index does the first character of a string have?
Index 0.
How do you find the length of a string in Python?
Using the built-in function .
What does the length of a string represent?
The number of characters in the string.
How is an empty string created in Python?
With two quotes, like "".
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