Python Basics Workshop #001: Displaying Strings

Python is a powerful and versatile programming language that is widely used in various fields such as web development, data analysis, machine learning, and more. In this tutorial, we will learn the basics of Python by focusing on how to display strings.

To display a string in Python, we use the print() function. This function takes the string that we want to display as an argument and prints it to the console. Let’s look at an example:

print("Hello, Python!")

In the above code, we are using the print() function to display the string "Hello, Python!" to the console.

Now, let’s create a simple Python program that displays multiple strings. We can do this by passing multiple arguments to the print() function. Here’s an example:

print("Welcome to Python")
print("This is a tutorial on displaying strings in Python")

In the above code, we are using the print() function twice to display two different strings to the console.

You can also concatenate strings in Python using the + operator. This allows you to combine multiple strings into a single string. Here’s an example:

first_name = "John"
last_name = "Doe"
full_name = first_name + " " + last_name
print("Full name: " + full_name)

In the above code, we are concatenating the string variables first_name and last_name to create the full_name string, which we then display using the print() function.

You can also use Python’s string formatting capabilities to display strings. String formatting allows you to insert variables and expressions into a string using placeholders. Here’s an example:

name = "Alice"
age = 30
print("My name is {} and I am {} years old".format(name, age))

In the above code, we are using string formatting to insert the values of the variables name and age into the string.

In conclusion, displaying strings in Python is simple and can be done using the print() function. You can display single or multiple strings, concatenate strings, and use string formatting to customize the output. Experiment with these techniques to become comfortable with displaying strings in Python.