Python Basics: Chapter 04 – Strings and Methods Quiz

Interactive Quiz ⋅ 7 Questions
By David Amos

Strings are a fundamental data type in Python. In simplified terms, strings are collections of text, and they show up in many contexts. For example, strings can come from user input, data read from a file, or messages sent by equipment talking over a network.

In this chapter you will learn how to work with strings in Python. Becoming proficient in manipulating strings is a skill with big payoffs, because a lot of the data encountered in the real world is in the form of unstructured text. By the end of this chapter, you will know how to:

• Manipulate strings with string methods
• Work with user input
• Deal with strings of numbers
• Format strings for printing

If you’d like to walk through these concepts in a video course, then check out Python Basics: Strings and String Methods.