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#Comp 171 Standard Python Script Header 
#Assignment name: Simple Read and Write of Files 
#LUC id and Name: whonig@luc.edu Dr. William L. Honig 
#Date 12 Feb 12 
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#The basics of Python string and lists
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#Questions: In Python these are examples of sequences - things in an order
#           What else would you like to do with a sequence?
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def simpleStrings():
    aString = "This is a string of words."
    bString = 'This is the same string of words (almost).'
    cString = "A string with a quote in it right here ' inside the string"
    dString = 'It works this way for a quote " as well'
    print( aString, bString, cString, dString, sep="\n" )
    #string can be indexed - selecting parts of them
    #the index starts with zero for the "first" item
    eString = aString[0]
    #what happens if you go past the end of the string?
    print( eString, aString[0:4], aString[10:13], len(aString), aString[ len(aString)-1 ], "done") 
    

def simpleLists():
    #lists use square brackets and commas between each item in the list
    aList = [ "This", "is", "a", "list", "of", "strings", "." ]
    bList = [ 1, 2, 67, -45, 12, 13, 1, 67 ]
    cList = [ "a list can contain", 34, "many things", 2 ]
    dList = [ aList, bList, 67, "a string" ]
    print( aList, bList, cList, dList, sep="\n" )
    #lists are indexed same as strings
    print( aList[0], aList[1], aList[2], aList[len(aList)-1])
    
def workFunctions():
    #there are many helper functions to work with lists and strings
    aString = "This is a string of words."
    aList = [ "This", "is", "a", "list", "of", "strings", "." ]
    bList = [ 1, 2, 67, -45, 12, 13, 1, 67 ]
    #our old friends + and * work with them just fine
    print( aString*2, aList + bList, sep="\n", end="\n" )
    print()
    #check these out
    aList.reverse()
    print( aList, end="\n" )
    print()
    print( min(bList), max(bList), len(bList), sep="\n", end="\n" )
    print()
    print( aString.index("words"), aList.count("is"), bList.count(1), sep="\n" )
    print()
    aList.reverse()
    aList.append( " " )
    aList.extend("And ")
    aList.append("more!")
    print( aList )
    print()
    #what's the difference between extend and append? Can you tell?
    bList.sort()
    print( bList )
    print()
    bString = aString.replace("string", "list")
    cList = bString.split()
    print( cList )
    print()
    cString = aString.center(40)
    print( cString )
    print()

def tryPrint():
    print( "a", "b", "c")
    print()
    print( "a", "b", "c", sep="\n")
    print( "a", "b", "c", end="\n")
    print( "a", "b", "c", sep="\n", end="\n")
    print( "What is going on with the end parameter?", end="Nothing" )