Python 3 String Operators

List of string operators available in Python 3.

Operator Description Operation Example

+

Concatenates (joins) string1 and string2

string1 + string2

Result

Tea Leaf

*

Repeats the string for as many times as specified by x

string * x

Result

Bee Bee Bee

[]

Slice — Returns the character from the index provided at x.

string[x]

Result

[:]

Range Slice — Returns the characters from the range provided at x:y.

string[x:y]

Result

room

in

Membership — Returns True if x exists in the string. Can be multiple characters.

x in string

Result

True
False
True

not in

Membership — Returns True if x does not exist in the string. Can be multiple characters.

x not in string

Result

False
True
False

r

Suppresses an escape sequence (\x) so that it is actually rendered. In other words, it prevents the escape character from being an escape character.

r"\x"

Result

1		Bee
2\tTea

%

Performs string formatting. It can be used as a placeholder for another value to be inserted into the string. The % symbol is a prefix to another character (x) which defines the type of value to be inserted. The value to be inserted is listed at the end of the string after another % character.

Character	Description
`%c`	Character.
`%s`	String conversion via `str()` prior to formatting.
`%i`	Signed decimal integer.
`%d`	Signed decimal integer.
`%u`	Unsigned decimal integer.
`%o`	Octal integer.
`%x`	Hexadecimal integer using lowercase letters.
`%X`	Hexadecimal integer using uppercase letters.
`%e`	Exponential notation with lowercase `e`.
`%E`	Exponential notation with uppercase `e`.
`%f`	Floating point real number.
`%g`	The shorter of `%f` and `%e`.
`%G`	The shorter of `%f` and `%E`.

%x

Result

Hi Homer