working with strings in this considering the string difference using special characters in strings working with single characters performing string-specific tasks finding what you need in string modifying the appearance of string output our computer doesn' understand strings it' basic fact computers understand numbersnot letters when you see string on the computer screenthe computer actually sees series of numbers howeverhumans understand strings quite wellso applications need to be able to work with them fortunatelypython makes working with strings relatively easy it translates the string you understand into the numbers the computer understandsand vice versa in order to make strings usefulyou need to be able to manipulate them of coursethat means taking strings apart and using just the pieces you need or searching the string for specific information this describes how you can build strings using pythondissect them as neededand use just the parts you want after you find what' required string manipulation is an important part of applications because humans depend on computers performing that sort of work for them (even though the computer has no idea of what string isafter you have the string you wantyou need to present it to the user in an eyepleasing manner the computer doesn' really care how it presents the stringso often you get the informationbut it lacks pizzazz in factit may be downright difficult to read knowing how to format strings so that they look nice onscreen is important because users need to see information in form they understand by the time you complete this you know how to createmanipulateand format strings so that the user sees precisely the right information