How do you create a string of a certain length in python?
I need to generate a string with n characters in Python. Is there a one line answer to achieve this with the existing Python library? For instance, I need a string of 10 letters: Show
Jon Seigel 12.1k8 gold badges57 silver badges92 bronze badges asked Sep 14, 2009 at 21:26
Thierry LamThierry Lam 43.9k40 gold badges115 silver badges144 bronze badges 4 To simply repeat the same letter 10 times:
And if you want something more complex, like
answered Sep 14, 2009 at 21:28
Eli CourtwrightEli Courtwright 179k65 gold badges208 silver badges256 bronze badges The first ten lowercase letters are Other ways to "make a string of 10 characters": answered Sep 14, 2009 at 21:28
Alex MartelliAlex Martelli 824k163 gold badges1202 silver badges1379 bronze badges 2 if you just want any letters:
if you want consecutive letters (up to 26):
answered Sep 14, 2009 at 21:31
Why "one line"? You can fit anything onto one line. Assuming you want them to start with 'a', and increment by one character each time (with wrapping > 26), here's a line:
answered Sep 14, 2009 at 21:30
John MillikinJohn Millikin 193k39 gold badges211 silver badges222 bronze badges 3 This might be a little off the question, but for those interested in the randomness of the generated string, my answer would be:
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foudfoufoudfou 8566 silver badges11 bronze badges If you can use repeated letters, you can use the
answered Sep 14, 2009 at 21:29
FragsworthFragsworth 32k26 gold badges82 silver badges97 bronze badges How do I limit the length of a string in Python?Use syntax string[x:y] to slice a string starting from index x up to but not including the character at index y. If you want only to cut the string to length in python use only string[: length].
How do you create a string in Python?How to create a string in Python? Strings can be created by enclosing characters inside a single quote or double-quotes. Even triple quotes can be used in Python but generally used to represent multiline strings and docstrings.
Is Len () in Python a string?Python len() Function
The len() function returns the number of items in an object. When the object is a string, the len() function returns the number of characters in the string.
How do you generate a random string of fixed length?To generate a random string of specific length, follow these steps.. Step 1 – Choose Character Group. Choose the character groups from which you would like to pickup the characters. ... . Step 2 – random. choice() ... . Step 3 – Repeat picking the characters. ... . Step 4 – Join Characters.. |