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STRING

            A sequence of characters which is enclosed or surrounded by single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”) quotes is
            known as a string. The sequence may include a letter, number, special characters or a backslash.
            Python treats single quotes as double quotes.

            Example of a string:









            CREATING STRINGS
            Strings can be created by enclosing characters inside single or double quotes. It is like assigning

            a value to a variable.

            MULTILINE STRINGS

            A multiline string in Python begins and ends with either three single quotes or three double quotes.
            Any quotes, tabs, or newlines in between the “triple quotes” are considered part of the string.

            Program 4: To create a string.










            USING ESCAPE SEQUENCES WITH STRINGS

            Escape sequences or characters are used to insert special characters that are invalid in Python.
            Quotes  are special  characters  and to  insert  them in a string we must  escape  them  with a  \
            character in front of them.

            An escape sequence is a sequence of characters that does not represent itself when used inside
            a  character  or string.  It is  typically  used  to  specify  actions  such  as  carriage  returns and  tab
            movements. The backslash (\) is a special character and is also known as the escape character
            in Python. It is used to represent white space characters, for example, '\t' for tab, '\n' for new line,
            and '\r' is for carriage return.

            Program 5: To print special symbols using escape sequences.














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