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fady mohamed
5,972 PointsAre Spaces Considered Letters in Python?
I know spaces are considered characters so that it is counted when using the len() method for e.g.
However are they also considered letters? Are there any cases where they aren't?
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsSpaces are characters but not letters. The term "letters" (or "alpha characters") refers to "a" to "z" or "A" to "Z".
Offhand, I can only think of this distinction being used in Regular Expressions.
Podrig Leoghain
5,094 PointsTo add to what Steven Parker wrote, the space in "Happy Birthday" will print because it is in a string.
Samuel Morgan
2,226 PointsYeah, the space is included as it is inside the string. print ("S S") would be: S S
fady mohamed
5,972 Pointsfady mohamed
5,972 PointsThanks Steven, I'm just asking because with the code in this video the spaces are also output when using for letters in. I assumed it would just display "HAPPYBIRTHDAY", however it included the space and the exclamation mark. Am I missing something?
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsSteven Parker
231,275 PointsIn the video code, "letter" is just a variable name and has no special significance. You could substitute "noodle" and the program would perform the same.