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youssef b10ta
Courses Plus Student 2,755 Pointswhy here the output is True:?? "python" > "chocolate"
why the value of this syntax is True i don't understand it ? dose python automatically calculate the length of the strings ?
"python" > "chocolate"
2 Answers
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsWhen you compare strings, it's not the length but the alphabetic order that is being tested. Since a word starting with "p" comes after a word starting with "c", it is considered to be "greater than".
youssef b10ta
Courses Plus Student 2,755 Pointsthanks Steven now its clear :)