How do I get the first letter of a string in Python?
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In Python, strings are stored as arrays so if you want the first letter of a string in Python you simply need to address position 0 of the array. Remember that arrays in Python start from 0.
x = "An example"
print(x[0])As long as you know the position of the character you are looking for you can get any character from a string.
x = "An example"
print(x[3])In the above example it would return the letter ‘e’.