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* Strings are bits of text, and contain characters like numbers, letters, whitespace, and punctuation.
* Strings are bits of text, and contain characters like numbers, letters, whitespace, and punctuation.
* String are surrounded by quotes.
* String are surrounded by quotes (a pair of ' or a pair of ").
* Use triple-quotes (""") to create whitespace-preserving multi-line strings.
* Use triple-quotes (""") to create whitespace-preserving multi-line strings.


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>>> "Hello"
>>> 'Hello'
'Hello'
'Hello'
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