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Step One: Strings

(This course assumes familiarity with the material presented in Lesson 1: Python Syntax.)

Another useful data type in Python is the string. Strings are, well, strings of characters, which is a more formal way of saying they're really just regular English phrases. They can include numbers, letters, and various symbols, like so: "We're #1!"

A string literal is a string created by literally just writing it down between quotation marks (' ' or " "). You have to use the same type of quotation mark on each end of the string, though—no 'string"s or "string's!

Assign the string "Always look on the bright side of life!" to the variable brian.

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