Sequences are ordered sets of objects with an index of non-negative integers. In this and the next few sections, we will use the interactive interpreter to illustrate the different types. Please feel free to type along on your own computer.
Sometimes it surprises people that string is actually a sequence type. But if you look closely, strings are a series of characters put together. Strings are enclosed by either single, double, or triple quotes. Note in the following examples, the quotes have to match, and triple quotes allow the string to span different lines:
>>> a = "networking is fun">>> b = 'DevOps is fun too'>>> c = """what about coding?... super fun!""">>>
The other two commonly used sequence types are lists and tuples. ...
