Aug 31, 2016 · I want to get a new string from the third character to the end of the string, e.g. myString[2:end]. If omitting the second part means 'to the end', and if you omit the first part, …

How do I pad a numeric string with zeroes to the left, so that the string has a specific length?

Dec 14, 2010 · For handling multiple strings in a list, see How to concatenate (join) items in a list to a single string. See How do I put a variable’s value inside a string (interpolate it into the …

May 4, 2012 · How to remove leading and trailing spaces from a string? Asked 13 years, 7 months ago Modified 11 months ago Viewed 230k times

Sep 24, 2016 · When joining strings Python only has to allocate new memory for the final string, which is much more efficient, but could take longer to compute. Also, because strings are …

str(number).rjust(string_width, fill_char) This way, the original string is returned unchanged if its length is greater than string_width. Example:

See for example How to use variables in SQL statement in Python? for proper techniques. If you just want to print (output) the string, you can prepare it this way first, or if you don't need the …

Use 'classic' string substitutions (ala C's printf). Note the different meanings here of % as the string-format specifier, and the % to apply the list (actually a tuple) to the formatting string.

There are two types of string in Python 2: the traditional str type and the newer unicode type. If you type a string literal without the u in front you get the old str type which stores 8-bit …

Does Python have something like an empty string variable where you can do: if myString == string.empty: Regardless, what's the most elegant way to check for empty string values? I find …