| >>> # There are four basic types of variables in Python >>> # - strings (illustrated in 1_basictypes_strings.py >>> # - integers (illustrated in 2_basictypes_numbers_booleans.py >>> # - floating point numbers (illustrated in 2_basictypes_numbers_booleans.py) >>> # - booleans (illustrated in 2_basictypes_numbers_booleans.py) >>> >>> # Basic Type #1: Strings of text characters (i.e., the data type referred to as 'string[s]') >>> stringValue1 = "some text" >>> >>> # printing a string to the console >>> print stringValue1 >>> >>> # concatenating strings >>> stringValue2 = stringValue1 + " and some more text" >>> print stringValue2 >>> >>> stringValue3 = '''string value that ... can extend to additional lines''' >>> print stringValue3 >>> >>> # new line characters (\n) >>> stringValue4 = stringValue2 + " with an extra line\nat the end" >>> print "stringValue4: " + stringValue4 >>> >>> # tab characters (\t) >>> stringValue5 = stringValue4 + "\t" + "and with indented text" >>> print "stringValue5: " + stringValue5 |