#!/usr/bin/python
# string examples
eggs = 'spam eggs'        # use single quotes
more_eggs = "more eggs"   # double quotes are also ok
print eggs, more_eggs
err = 'it doesn\'t work'  # escape if you want to include the single quote
error = "it doesn't work" # or use double quotes
print "err:",err
print "error:",error
multiLineString = """\
Usage: thingy [Options]
    -h           display this message
    -H hostname  hostname to connect to
"""
print multiLineString
text = ('Put several strings within parentheses '
        'to have them joined together.')
print text
prefix='Py'
postfix='thon'
print prefix+postfix
word = 'Python'
print word[3]               # get the nth letter in the string
print word[2:5]             # a sub string
print word[:2]              # everything before the 2nd letter
                            # 2nd letter excluded
print word[2:]              # everyting after the second letter
                            # 2nd letter included
print word[:2] + word[2:]