Chapter 4: Working with text

Exercises • 75

• Python uses type str to represent text as sequences of characters.
• Strings are created by placing pairs of single or double quotes around the

text. Multillne strings can be created uslng matchlng pairs of triple quotes.

• Special characters like newline and tab are represented uslng escape
sequences that begln with a backslash.

• Values can be printed uslng built-in function print, and input can be pro­
vided by the user using built-in function input.