On 04/06/17 09:52, Rustom Mody wrote: > On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 12:45:23 AM UTC+5:30, Jon Forrest wrote: >> I'm learning about Python. A book I'm reading about it >> says "... a string in Python is a sequence. A sequence is an ordered >> collection of objects". This implies that each character in a string >> is itself an object. >> >> This doesn't seem right to me, but since I'm just learning Python >> I questioned the author about this. He gave an example the displays >> the ids of string slices. These ids are all different, but I think >> that's because the slicing operation creates objects. >> >> I'd like to suggest an explanation of what a sequence is >> that doesn't use the word 'object' because an object has >> a specific meaning in Python. >> >> Am I on the right track here? > > Its a good sign that you are confused > If you were not (feeling) confused, it would mean you are actually more so… > Following is not exactly what you are disturbed by... Still closely related > >>>> s="a string" >>>> s[0] > 'a' >>>> s[0][0] > 'a' >>>> s[0][0][0][0][0] > 'a'
Also: >>> s[0] is s[0][0][0][0][0][0][0] True >>> > > If you prefer jargon, elements of a string are not first class > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
