A variable used to count something. It's usually initialized to zero and then incremented.
Empty String
A string with no characters and length 0, represented by two quotation marks.
Format Operator
An operator, %, that takes a format string and a tuple and generates a string that includes the elements of the tuple formatted as specified by the format string.
Format Sequence
A sequence of characters in a format string, like %d, that specifies how a value should be formatted.
Format String
A string, used with the format operator, that contains format sequences.
Flag
A boolean variable used to indicate whether a condition is true or false.
Invocation
A statement that calls a method.
Immutable
A property of sequences whose items cannot be reassigned.
String Index
An integer value used to select a character in a string.
Item
One of the values in a sequence.
Method
A function that is associated with an object and called using dot notation.
String Object
A string that a variable can refer to. For now, you can use “object” and “value” interchangeably.
Search
A pattern of traversal that stops when it finds what it is looking for.
Sequence
An ordered set; that is, a set of values where each value is identified by an integer index.
Slice
A part of a string specified by a range of indicies.
Traverse
To iterate through the items in a sequence, performing a similar operation on each.
Checkpoint7.13.1.
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counter
A variable used to count something. It's usually initialized to zero and then incremented.
empty string
A string with no characters and length 0, represented by two quotation marks.
index
An integer value used to select an item in a sequence, such as a character in a string.
string object
A string that a variable can refer to.
Checkpoint7.13.2.
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format operator
An operator, ``%``, that takes a format string and a tuple and generates a string that includes the elements of the tuple formatted as specified by the format string.
format sequence
A sequence of characters in a format string, like ``%d``, that specifies how a value should be formatted.
format string
A string, used with the format operator, that contains format sequences.
sequence
An ordered set; that is, a set of values where each value is identified by an integer index.
Checkpoint7.13.3.
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flag
A boolean variable used to indicate whether a condition is true or false.
invocation
A statement that calls a method.
item
One of the values in a sequence.
slice
A part of a string specified by a range of indices.
Checkpoint7.13.4.
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immutable
A property of sequences whose items cannot be reassigned.
method
A function that is associated with an object and called using dot notation.
search
A pattern of traversal that stops when it finds what it is looking for.
traverse
To iterate through the items in a sequence, performing a similar operation on each.
