The Python programming language serves as a flexible platform for desktop and Web development. Part of Python's ease of use comes from its extensive list of data types, which include powerful ...

One of the interesting features of the 8086 back in 1978 was the provision for “string” instructions. These took the form of prefixes that would repeat the next instruction a certain number of times.

The most common type of data to manipulate in most applications is textual data, which developers usually store in strings. String handling has always been a strong point for the Basic family of ...