Category Archives: Python

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 →

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 →

Strings in Python . Beginner’s Guide and Sample Code

Most programming languages have certain types of variables including boolean variables (true or false), numeric variables (integers and/or decimal points). One of the other common types of variables are strings. A string  begins and ends with a quotation mark.  A string in is just  stuff inside quotes. The sample code below creates 3 different string variables  (str1 , str2 , and str3 ) … Continue reading Strings in Python . Beginner’s Guide and Sample Code →