# Fig. 35.10: fig35_10.py
# Program to illustrate use of strings

# simple string assignments
string1 = "This is a string."
print string1

string2 = "This is a second string."
print string2

# string concatenation
string3 = string1 + " " + string2
print string3

# using operators
string4 = '*'
print "String with an asterisk: " + string4
string4 *= 10
print "String with 10 asterisks: " + string4

# using quotes
print "This is a string with \"double quotes.\""
print 'This is another string with "double quotes."'
print 'This is a string with \'single quotes.\''
print "This is another string with 'single quotes.'"
print """This string has "double quotes" and 'single quotes.'"""

# string formatting
name = raw_input( "Enter your name: " )
age = raw_input( "Enter your age: " )
print "Hello, %s, you are %s years old." % ( name, age )

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