Strings in Python

—**Course Title:** 🎓 Python: String manipulation, built-in methods, functions, and formatting to generate useful information and display

**Instructor:** Nilesh S Sonawane

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**Course Headline:** Master the Art of String Handling in Python! 🚀

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**Course Description:**

Welcome to our comprehensive course on mastering strings in Python! If you’re working with data, you’ll encounter strings everywhere – from email addresses and website URLs to personal identification numbers and beyond. Understanding how to manipulate and process these strings is key to becoming a proficient Python developer.

**Why Take This Course?**

– **Real-World Applications:** Learn how strings are used across various domains such as AI, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing.
– **Practical Skills:** Gain hands-on experience with string slicing, combining strings from lists, and generating substrings based on separators.
– **Data Display:** Discover the power of formatting strings to present data exactly as you need it.
– **Efficient Coding:** Utilize Python’s built-in methods and functions to handle strings with ease and efficiency.
– **ASCII Magic:** Explore the relationship between characters and their ASCII values, adding a layer of depth to your string handling capabilities.

**What You Will Learn:**

– 🔨 **String Slicing:** Extract parts of strings using slicing techniques to create meaningful substrings.
– 🤝 **Combining Strings:** Merge multiple strings into a single, cohesive string.
– ⚫️ **String Splitting:** Break down strings into lists of substrings based on specified separators.
– 🎨 **String Formatting:** Utilize f-strings and other formatting techniques to present data clearly and effectively.
– 🧪 **Data Retrieval & Manipulation:** Access, manipulate, and store string data from various file types within your Python programs.
– 🛠️ **ASCII Value Operations:** Convert between characters and their corresponding ASCII values for more complex string processing.
– 🚀 **Word & Character Counting:** Write Python scripts to calculate the number of words or characters in strings, aiding in data analysis and processing.

**Course Outline:**

1. **Introduction to Strings in Python:**
– Understanding strings as immutable sequences of Unicode characters.
– Basic operations: concatenation, repetition, and comparisons.

2. **String Slicing and Indexing:**
– Extracting specific parts of a string using slicing techniques.
– Accessing individual characters with indexing.

3. **String Methods and Built-in Functions:**
– A comprehensive look at the methods available in Python strings.
– Utilizing built-in functions to analyze and modify strings.

4. **Formatting Strings:**
– Introduction to f-strings for formatted string literals.
– Exploring other string formatting techniques like `%` formatting.

5. **String Splitting and Joining:**
– Splitting strings into lists based on separators.
– Joining multiple strings together from a list.

6. **ASCII Functions:**
– Understanding the ASCII values of characters.
– Converting between characters and their ASCII representations.

7. **Counting Characters and Words:**
– Writing Python scripts to count the occurrences of each character or word.
– Using built-in functions to automate counting tasks.

8. **Working with Files:**
– Reading from and writing to files as string data.
– Handling text files with Python for data extraction and processing.

**Who Should Take This Course?**

– Aspiring Python developers who want to solidify their understanding of strings.
– Software developers transitioning to Python from other languages.
– Data scientists and analysts who deal with textual data.
– Anyone interested in deepening their knowledge of Python’s text handling capabilities.

Enroll now to embark on your journey to becoming a string manipulation expert in Python! 🌟