WorkingStrings

working with strings

trees = ['leaves', 'trunk', 'branches'] first_word = trees[0] print("the first word are '{}.'".format(first_word))

when called, this prints:

the first word are 'leaves.'

lists and strings(using index)

list_2 = [114, 16, 'pavemment', 'colorado'] second_two = list_2[2:3] print(second_two)

when printed you see:

['pavemment']

strings and conditional logic (using lists)

words = ['apples', 'pears', 'tomatoes', 'berries'] def fruits(color): for i in color: if color == 'red': return 'apple or tomato' elif color == 'blue': return 'berries' else: return 'pears' fruits('red')

when printed you see:

'apple or tomato'

strings and for loops (using lists):

list_items = ['andrea', 'people', 'sasha', 'elephant'] def longest_word(list_of_words): words = 0 for i in list_of_words: if len(i) > words: words = len(i) return words longest_word(list_items)

when printed you see:

8