Python 2 Strings and Console Output

Three ways to create strings

'Alpha'
"Bravo"
str(3)

String methods

len("Charlie")
"Delta".upper()
"Echo".lower()

Printing a string

print "Foxtrot"

Advanced printing techniques

g = "Golf"
h = "Hotel"
print "%s, %s" % (g, h)

Date and time

from datetime import datetime
now = datetime.now()

print '%s/%s/%s %s:%s:%s' % (now.month, now.day, now.year, now.hour, now.minute, now.second)