python: integer to string conversion

Question

I have been trying to convert an integer into a string. My codes are as follows:

n = 357
x = str(n)
print x

The problem is that online editors that I have tried are not printing the string as '357'. Instead the string is printed as 357. What have I been doing wrong?

"What have I been doing wrong?" Nothing. That's how strings are printed when using print. What significance do the ' have here? If you want the ' printed use print repr(x). — DeepSpace
– DeepSpace, Commented Jul 18, 2017 at 12:20
'' defines a string literal but is not part of the string's characters. By default, print only prints the contained characters. — Moses Koledoye
– Moses Koledoye, Commented Jul 18, 2017 at 12:20
when you print your string x using print function it will not include quotes. it just prints string's value only. But you can see whether value is string or int by checking print type(x). — Hara
– Hara, Commented Jul 18, 2017 at 12:21

willeM_ Van Onsem · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-18 12:20:39Z

5

You apparently want to print the representation of the string. Python has a builtin function repr(..) for this:

n = 357
x = str(n)
print(repr(x))

The representation of a string is a list of characters between single or double quotes (double quotes if the string contains at least one single quote and no double quotes). Furthermore if there are escape sequences (like a new line), these are printed with a backslash (like \n).

answered Jul 18, 2017 at 12:20

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