# 1_basictypes_strings.py
# JAH 090402
#
# 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
stringValue1 = "some text" 

# printing a string to the console
print stringValue1

# concatenating strings
stringValue2 = stringValue1 + " and some more text"
print stringValue2

stringValue2 = 'yet another string'
print "stringValue2: " + stringValue2

stringValue3 = '''string value that
    can extend to additional lines'''
print "stringValue3: " + 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