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Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode

This document is a Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode, covering string basics, manipulation, and common patterns. It includes methods for creating, accessing, and modifying strings, as well as techniques for reversing strings and searching. Additionally, it provides information on string formatting and regular expressions.

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Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode

This document is a Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode, covering string basics, manipulation, and common patterns. It includes methods for creating, accessing, and modifying strings, as well as techniques for reversing strings and searching. Additionally, it provides information on string formatting and regular expressions.

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Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode

String Basics

- Create string: s = "hello"


- Access characters: s[0], s[-1]
- Length: len(s)
- Loop: for ch in s:
- Compare: s1 == s2
- Substring: s[1:4]
- Concatenate: s1 + s2
- Repeat: s * 3
- Check substring: "lo" in s
- Replace: [Link]("a", "b")
- Remove whitespace: [Link](), [Link](), [Link]()
- Upper/lower: [Link](), [Link]()

String to List and Back

- Split by space: [Link]()


- Split by character: [Link](',')
- Join list into string: " ".join(list)
- String to list of characters: list(s)
- List of characters to string: "".join(char_list)

Reversing Strings

- Reverse entire string: s[::-1]


- Reverse word order: " ".join([Link]()[::-1])
- Reverse each word: " ".join(w[::-1] for w in [Link]())
- Reverse string with loop:
reversed_s = ''
for ch in s:
reversed_s = ch + reversed_s

String Search & Manipulation

- Find: [Link]("a") returns index or -1


- rfind: [Link]("a")
- Count occurrences: [Link]("a")
- Starts/Ends with: [Link]("yo"), [Link]("is")
Python String Cheatsheet for Leetcode

- isalpha(), isdigit(), isalnum(), isspace()

Leetcode Patterns (Strings)

- Reverse Words in a String: " ".join([Link]()[::-1])


- Valid Palindrome: s == s[::-1]
- Longest Common Prefix: vertical scan of characters
- Anagram check:
sorted(s1) == sorted(s2)
OR Counter(s1) == Counter(s2)

- Two-pointer technique (palindrome or compare ends):


left, right = 0, len(s) - 1
while left < right:
if s[left] != s[right]: return False
left += 1
right -= 1

String Formatting

- f-strings: name = "Alice"; f"Hello {name}"


- .format(): "Hi {}".format(name)
- % formatting: "Hi %s" % name

Regex (Regular Expressions)

import re
- Search: [Link](pattern, string)
- Match: [Link](pattern, string)
- Find all: [Link](pattern, string)
- Replace: [Link](pattern, repl, string)

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