{"id":12434,"date":"2021-02-10T05:04:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T05:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askpython.com\/?p=12434"},"modified":"2022-03-23T05:36:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T05:36:31","slug":"difference-between-single-and-double-quotes-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askpython.com\/python\/string\/difference-between-single-and-double-quotes-in-python","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Single and Double Quotes in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A String<\/a> is a sequence of characters. You are allowed to start<\/strong> and end<\/strong> a string literal with single and double quotes in Python. There are two ways to represent a string in python programming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you will see the difference between both the quotation marks with the help of an example i.e. code with its output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are single quotes used for in Python?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Single quotes are used to mark a quote within a quote or a direct quote in a news story headline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When programming with Python, we generally use single quotes for string literals. For example – ‘my-identifier’<\/em>. Let us understand with an example through code in Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Always make use of single quotes when you know your string may contain double quotes within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example usage of single quotes in Python<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Below is the code where you can see the implementation of single quote.<\/p>\n\n\n

\nword = 'Ask?'\nprint(word)\nsentence = 'Python Programming'\nprint(sentence)\nname = '"Hi" ABC'\nprint(name)\ncongrat = 'We congrat's you.'\nprint(congrat)\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\nAsk?\nPython Programming\n"Hi" ABC\nInvalid Syntax\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
What are double quotes in Python used for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A double quotation mark is to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation. For example – “I hope you will be here,” he said. In Python Programming, we use Double Quotes for string representation. Let us understand with an example through code in python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NOTE:<\/strong> Use double quotes to enclose your strings when you know there are going to be single quotes within your string<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Code<\/h3>\n\n\n
\nwish = "Hello World!"\nprint(wish)\nhey = "AskPython says "Hi""\nprint(hey)\nfamous ="'Taj Mahal' is in Agra."\nprint(famous)\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\nHello World!\nInvalid Syntax\n'Taj Mahal' is in Agra.\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Key Differences Between Single and Double Quotes in Python<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Single Quotation Mark<\/strong><\/td>Double Quotation Mark<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Represented as ‘ ‘<\/td>Represented as ” “<\/td><\/tr>
Single quotes for anything that behaves like an Identifier.<\/td>Double quotes generally we used for text.<\/td><\/tr>
Single quotes are used for regular expressions, dict keys or SQL.<\/td>Double quotes are used for string representation.<\/td><\/tr>
Eg. ‘We “welcome” you.’<\/td>Eg. “Hello it’s me.”<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Bonus – Triple Quotes in Python<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What if you have to use strings that may include both single and double quotes? For this, Python allows you to use triple quotes. A simple example for the same is shown below. Triple quotes also allow you to add multi-line strings to Python variables instead of being limited to single lines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example of triple quotes<\/h3>\n\n\n
\nsentence1 = '''He asked, "did you speak with him?"'''\nprint(sentence1)\nsentence2 = '''"That's great", she said.'''\nprint(sentence2)\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\nHe asked, "did you speak with him?"\n"That's great", she said.\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n
As you can see, Python now understands that the double and single quotes are part of the string and do not need to be escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To conclude this simple topic, I’d like to say this – the difference between single and double quotes in Python is not huge. It absolutely depends on the circumstances that we use single and double quotes in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a programmer, you can decide what fits best for your string declaration. And when in doubt, go for the triple quotes so you have no issues with what’s included within the string. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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