How to Slice and Index Strings in Python

In this video, I will show you how to use strings as arrays in Python. We will start with basic string indexing, demonstrating how to get a character at a specific position in a string, slice a portion of a string, and use negative indexing to access parts of the string. Finally, we’ll show you how to get the length of a string. By following these examples, you will master various techniques for manipulating strings in Python. Subscribe to my channel for more Python programming tutorials.

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2. Python Source Code.

# Get the Character at a Specific Position
def get_char_at_position():
    # Define a string
    a = "Python Programming!"
    # Get the character at position 1 (remember, the first character is at position 0)
    char = a[1]
    print(f"The character at position 1 is: {char}")



# Slice a Portion of the String
def slice_string():
    # Define a string
    b = "Python Programming!"
    # Get characters from position 3 to position 7 (not included)
    sliced = b[3:7]
    print(f"The characters from position 3 to 7 are: {sliced}")



# Slice Using Negative Indexing
def negative_index_slice():
    # Define a string
    b = "Python Programming!"
    # Get characters from position -6 to position -2 (not included)
    sliced_negative = b[-6:-2]
    print(f"The characters from position -6 to -2 are: {sliced_negative}")



# Get the Length of a String
def get_string_length():
    # Define a string
    a = "Python Programming!"
    # Get the length of the string
    length = len(a)
    print(f"The length of the string is: {length}")



# Call in main function
if __name__ == "__main__":
    get_char_at_position()
    slice_string()
    negative_index_slice()
    get_string_length()