Title: Breaking Up String Variables
Slug: breaking_up_string_variables
Summary: Breaking Up String Variables
Date: 2016-05-01 12:00
Category: Python
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon

Basic name assignment



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variableName = 'This is a string.'

List assignment



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One, Two, Three = [1, 2, 3]

Break up a string into variables



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firstLetter, secondLetter, thirdLetter, fourthLetter = 'Bark'



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firstLetter









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'B'



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secondLetter









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'a'



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thirdLetter









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'r'



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fourthLetter









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'k'

Breaking up a number into separate variables



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firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber, fourthNumber = '9485'



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firstNumber









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'9'



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secondNumber









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'4'



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thirdNumber









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'8'



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fourthNumber









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'5'

Assign the first letter of 'spam' into varible a, assign all the remaining letters to variable b



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a, *b = 'spam'
a









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's'



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b









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['p', 'a', 'm']