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Variable Types in Python

Table of Contents for this Page Common Variable types Python’s built in type  function Naming Conventions for Variables (snake vs camel case) Python supports the basic types of variables that  you would expect from a general purpose language. These are listed below. Number floating point  integer String (more here) Boolean List (more on lists here) Dictionary Tuple … Continue reading Variable Types in Python →

String Loop AP CS A Practice Multiple Choose Question

Below is an AP styled multiple choice question involving involving a while loop over a string and the indexOf() method. What is the result of the call to the method mystery(“xyaxy__x_yxy”,”xy”) ArrayIndexOutOfBounds  Error returns 1 infinite loop returns 3 returns 2   public int mystery(String str, String s2) { int r =0; while (str.indexOf(s2) > -1 ) … Continue reading String Loop AP CS A Practice Multiple Choose Question →

Python Substrings- Multiple Letters

In our prior lesson on Python strings , we indicate looked at how to create a string and how to reference individual characters in string. Now, we’ll look at how to excerpt multiple characters from a string.  If you want to Python to talk about multiple letters, Python needs to know where to begin and where … Continue reading Python Substrings- Multiple Letters →