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What is the max length of a Python string?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 22:30:20

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With a 64-bit Python installation, and 64 GB of memory, a Python 2 string of around 63 GB should be quite feasible. If you can upgrade your memory much beyond that, your maximum feasible strings should get proportionally longer. But this comes with a hit to the runtimes.With a typical 32-bit Python installation, of course, the total memory you can use in your application is limited to something like 2 or 3 GB (depending on OS and configuration), so the longest strings you can use will be much smaller than in 64-bit installations with very high amounts of RAM.

What is the most efficient string concatenation method in python?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 08-May-2023 12:09:17

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In Python, the most efficient way to concatenate strings is to use the join() method. This method takes a list of strings and joins them together into a single string. Example: How to use the join() method In this example, we have a list of strings called words. We want to join these strings together into a sentence, so we use the join() method. We pass the list of strings to the method, and we also pass a separator string, which in this case is a space. The join() method then combines all of the strings in the list with ... Read More

What is an efficient way to repeat a string to a certain length in Python?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 11-Aug-2023 14:29:35

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One efficient way to repeat a string to a certain length in Python is to use the string multiplication operator (*) and string concatenation. Here are some code examples with step−by−step explanations: Using string multiplication operator Example Define the original string and the desired length to repeat it to. Calculate the number of times the string needs to be repeated by dividing the desired length by the length of the string using integer division (//). Multiply the string by the calculated number of repetitions using the string multiplication operator (*). Add any remaining characters to the end of the repeated ... Read More

How do I format a string using a dictionary in Python 3?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 13-Jun-2020 14:27:51

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You can use dictionaries to interpolate strings. They have a syntax in which you need to provide the key in the parentheses between the % and the conversion character. For example, if you have a float stored in a key 'cost' and want to format it as '$xxxx.xx', then you'll place '$%(cost).2f' at the place you want to display it.Here is an example of using string formatting in dictionaries to interpolate a string and format a number:>>>print('%(language)s has %(number)03d quote types.' % {'language': "Python", "number": 2}) Python has 002 quote types.You can read up more about string formatting and their ... Read More

How to sort the letters in a string alphabetically in Python?

Tarun Chandra
Updated on 07-Dec-2022 11:16:27

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In this article, we are going to find out how to sort the letters in a string alphabetically in Python. The first approach is by using sorted() and join() methods. We send a string as input and we get alphabetically sorted string as output. We need to send the string as parameter to the sorted() method and after that we can join them using the join() method. The sorted() method returns a list after ordering the items of an iterable in either ascending or descending order. Example 1 In the example given below, we are taking a string as input ... Read More

What is the difference between a string and a byte string in Python?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 11-Aug-2023 14:44:07

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In Python, a string is a sequence of Unicode characters, while a byte string is a sequence of raw bytes. Here are three examples that demonstrate the difference between a string and a byte string: Creating a String Example In this example, we define a string "Lorem Ipsum" using double quotes. This string is made up of Unicode characters that can be encoded in different ways. # Define a string my_string = "Lorem Ipsum" # Print the string print(my_string) Output Lorem Ipsum Creating a Byte String Example In this example, we define a byte string "Lorem Ipsum" using ... Read More

How to convert a string to a list of words in python?

Tarun Chandra
Updated on 07-Dec-2022 11:12:24

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In this article, we are going to find out how to convert a string to a list of words in Python. The first approach is to use the built−in method split (). This function separates a text at the delimiter we specify. The delimiter parameter is sent to the split() function, and it indicates where a text should be divided. As a result, we must pass white space to the split() function as a delimiter. This function returns a white-space-separated modified list. Example 1 In the example given below, we are taking a string as input and we are converting ... Read More

How do I split a multi-line string into multiple lines?

Tarun Chandra
Updated on 07-Dec-2022 10:29:59

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A string is a collection of characters that may be used to represent a single word or an entire phrase. Strings are useful in Python since they don't need to be declared explicitly and may be defined with or without a specifier. For dealing with and accessing strings, Python includes a variety of built-in methods and functions. A string is an object of the String class, which contains multiple methods because everything in Python is an object. In this article, we are going to find out how to split a multi-line string into multiple lines in Python. The first technique ... Read More

How do I remove a substring from the end of a string in Python?

Tarun Chandra
Updated on 07-Dec-2022 10:26:24

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In this article, we are going to find out how to remove a substring from the end of a string in Python. The first approach is by using slicing approach. In this method, we will check if the string is ending with the given substring or not, if it is ending with the given substring then we will slice the string, removing the substring. The ability to access portions of sequences like strings, tuples, and lists in Python is known as slicing. Additionally, you can use them to add, remove, or edit the elements of mutable sequences like lists. Slices ... Read More

How to Convert String to JSON using Python?

Rajendra Dharmkar
Updated on 10-Aug-2023 19:39:21

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JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data interchange format used to transmit data between web applications and servers. In Python, JSON data is represented as key-value pairs. The json module provides several methods for working with JSON data in Python, including dumps(), loads(), and dump(). These methods allow you to encode Python objects as JSON strings, decode JSON strings into Python objects, and write JSON data to a file, respectively. JSON data is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate. Overall, JSON is an important tool for web developers working with ... Read More

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