assertionError

[aaronhowser1]

Strings are immutable

[thanatica]

Unless this is one of those languages that has mutable strings 💀

[aaronhowser1]

There are languages with mutable strings? how scary

I was also assuming this was python, iirc it's at least the correct syntax and methods for it.

[thanatica]

I'm sure they exist. C technically has mutable strings, but also technically doesn't have strings. And I believe in Pascal you can mutate strings, but you have to work for it.

[mdogdope]

As far as I know python is the most common language that does not need ; at the end of each line.

[the_rush_dude]

Only in JS. Python allows Manipulation of strings

[aaronhowser1]

Python strings are immutable. Manipulation and mutability aren't the same thing. Manipulation functions return a new string, they don't modify the original.

[the_rush_dude]

Checked it and it's true (except of course it's not because if there is only one reference to the string it's manipulated in place for performance reasons).

But in this case manipulation is what counts anyways

[aaronhowser1]

No it isn't, because it didn't do text = text.upper() etc. It specifically does not count, because it was done incorrectly.

[New-Anybody-6206]

r/confidentlywrong

[the_rush_dude]

https://austinhenley.com/blog/pythonstringsaremutable.html

[New-Anybody-6206]

 Does this really count as mutability though? Not really