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- Creating Strings
- Printing Strings
- Getting Information About a String
- Math and Comparison
- Formatting Strings
- Using Strings in the Real World
- Summary
- Q&A
- Workshop
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Using Strings in the Real World
In previous hours, we’ve gone over how Python might help the waiter in our imaginary restaurant. What about the chef? How can strings benefit her?
Most obviously, she can store the specials of the day in a script that can be run later by the waiter. That way, he can run it and see what the specials are without bothering her.
In the following script, the chef has saved a number of specials. She then prints them out in a formatted list of the specials of the day.
breakfast_special = "Texas Omelet" breakfast_notes = "Contains brisket, horseradish cheddar" lunch_special = "Greek patty melt" lunch_notes = "Like the regular one, but with tzatziki sauce" dinner_special = "Buffalo steak" dinner_notes = "Top loin with hot sauce and blue cheese. NOT BUFFALO MEAT." print "Today's specials" print "*"*20 print "Breakfast: ", print breakfast_special print breakfast_notes print print "Lunch: ", print lunch_special print lunch_notes print print "Dinner: ", print dinner_special print dinner_notes
When the waiter runs it, the following is printed out:
Today's specials ******************** Breakfast: Texas Omelet Contains brisket, horseradish cheddar Lunch: Greek patty melt Like the regular one, but with tzatziki sauce Dinner: Buffalo steak Top loin with hot sauce and blue cheese. NOT BUFFALO MEAT.
If the cook wants to change the specials later, she can edit the first few lines in the file.