Strings & text
Format, split, join, parse, and clean text — everyday Python string patterns.
How to Build a Text Processor in Python
This code defines functions to count words, sentences, and find the longest word in a text, then prints basic statistics like uppercase and lowercase versions.
def count_words(text):
return len(text.split())
def count_sentences(text):
sentence_endings = ".!?"
count = 0
for char in text:
if char in sentence_endings:
count += 1
return count
def longest_word(text):
words = text.split()
if not words:
return ""
retur…How to Compare Two Strings in Python
Compares two string values and returns a detailed report with equality, case-insensitive comparison, lengths, and uppercase versions.
def compare_data(first_value, second_value):
"""Compare two string values and return a report."""
if first_value == second_value:
status = "MATCH"
else:
status = "DIFFER"
return {
"first_value": first_value,
"second_value": second_value,
"status": status,
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