Chapter 8 More About Strings

Flashcards covering key concepts related to strings, including methods and properties.

What is the first index in a string?

0

What is the last index in a string?

The size of the string minus one.

What happens if an index that is out of range for a string is accessed?

An IndexError exception will occur.

What function returns the length of a string?

len.

Which string method returns a copy of the string with all leading whitespace characters removed?

lstrip.

What string method returns the lowest index of a specified substring in the string?

find.

What operator determines if one string is contained within another?

in.

Which string method returns true if a string has only alphabetic characters?

isalpha.

Which string method returns true if a string has only numeric digits?

isdigit.

What string method returns a copy of the string with all leading and trailing whitespace removed?

strip.