[Tutor] Decision matrix

[Erik Price]

Jeff Shannon wrote:
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> Erik Price wrote:
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>> [1] Is a string really a list of characters, or does it just allow you 
>> to treat it as one?  Anyone know? 
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> Not quite -- a string is a *sequence* of characters.  Lists and tuples 
> are also sequences.  There's similarities, but also differences.  For 
> instance, any sequence can be used in a for loop.  However, lists are 
> the only (built-in) sequence that can be sorted.  It is pretty easy to 
> convert between these sequences, however.

Oh, I didn't know that.  Thanks for the clarification.  Followup 
question: which sequence is used for strings?  Or does it not matter.


Erik