Python for Java Programmers
Chapter 2: Basic data types
Strings
Strings (str) are a sequence of characters.
In Python, you surround string literals with either 'single quotes', "double quotes", '''triple quotes''' or """triple double-quotes""".
Try these:
>>> 'Is Python that easy?'
'Is Python that easy?'
>>> "Is Python that easy?"
'Is Python that easy?'
>>> '''Is Python that easy?'''
'Is Python that easy?'
>>> """Is Python that easy?"""
'Is Python that easy?'
All four are equivalent. So 'my string' is identical to "my string".
Note #1: There is no char type in Python. Just use str (of length 1)!