Strings

String Assignment

Strings can start and end with either single or double quotation marks. For example "hello" is the same as 'hello'.

string_1 = "abc123"
string_2 = 'abc123'
print(string_1)
print(string_2)

abc123
abc123

Multi-line Strings

Multi-line strings can be assigned by wrapping the string with three quotation marks.

multi_line_string = """Multi-line strings are ok if your string
starts and ends with three quotation marks."""

print(multi_line_string)

Multi-line strings are ok if your string
starts and ends with three quotation marks.

Another way to assign multi-line strings to variables is to wrap the string in parenthesis like below and use the escape character \n to create a new line.

test = ("the first line is here\n"
        "a second line is here\n"
        "a third line is here")
print(test)

the first line is here
a second line is here
a third line is here

Escape Characters