Creating Strings in Python Using the str() Built-in Function

Create a string using str() Builtin Function

To create a string using str() builtin function, pass required string literal or a value of another datatype, as argument to the function. The function returns a string object created from the given value.

Example

In the following program, we create strings using str() builtin function, from different types of input values, using str() function.

Python Program

# Create string from string literal with single quotes
x = str('apple')
print(x)

# Create string from string literal with double quotes
x = str("apple")
print(x)

# Create string from a number
x = str(1024)
print(x)

# Create string from a complex value
x = str(6 + 4j)
print(x)

# Create string from a list
x = str([4, 'apple'])
print(x)

Output

apple
apple
1024
(6+4j)
[4, 'apple']

Video Tutorial

In the following video tutorial, you shall learn how to create a string in Python with well detailed explanation and examples.

https://youtu.be/2hexxE0d39s

Summary

In this tutorial of Python Examples, we learned how to create string object using str() builtin function, with the help of well detailed examples.