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 # String Methods in Python
 
-A string (`str`) in Python is a sequence of Unicode code points which
-include letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation, etc. Strings
-implement all of the [common sequence operations][types seq common],
-along with iteration using the `for item in <string>` syntax.
+A `str` is an [immutable sequence][text sequence] of [Unicode code points][unicode code points].
+These could include letters, diacritical marks, positioning characters, numbers, currecy symbols, emoji, punctuation, space and line break characters, and more.
 
-Python provides several useful methods that you can use to manipulate
-strings. These string methods can be used for cleaning, splitting, translating,
-or otherwise working with the `str` type. New strings can be created based
-on method arguments, and/or additional information can be returned. Strings
-can be concatenated using the `+` operator or with `str.join()`.
+Strings implement all [common sequence operations][common sequence operations], and can be iterated through using `for item in <string>` or `for index, item in enumerate(<string>)` syntax.
+Strings can be concatenated with `+`, or via `<str>.join(<iterable>)`, split via `<str>.split(<separator>)`, and offer multiple types of formatting.
 
-Some of the more commonly used methods include:
+To further work with strings, Python provides a rich set of [string methods][str-methods] that can assist with searching, cleaning, transforming, translating, and many other operations.
+
+Some of the more commonly used `str` methods include:
 
 - Checking for prefixes/suffixes with `startswith()` and `endswith()`
 - Altering string casing with methods like `upper()`, `lower()`, and `swapcase()`
 - Removing leading or trailing characters from a string using `strip()`, `lstrip()`, or `rstrip()`
 - Replacing substrings with the `replace()` method
 - Checking for the existence of a substring with `in`
-- Concatenating strings with the `+` operator or `str.join()`
 
 The `str` type is _immutable_, so all of these methods will return a new `str` instead of modifying the existing one.
 
-For more information, you can check out the [official documentation][official documentation].
+For more information, you can check out the strings [informal tutorial][informal tutorial] or the [`str` docs][str-methods].
 
-[types seq common]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#typesseq-common
-[official documentation]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods
+[common sequence operations]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#common-sequence-operations
+[text sequence]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#text-sequence-type-str
+[unicode code points]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27331819/whats-the-difference-between-a-character-a-code-point-a-glyph-and-a-grapheme
+[informal tutorial]: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html#strings
+[str-methods]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods
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 # Introduction
 
-Python provides several useful methods that can be used to manipulate strings.
-These methods can be used for cleaning, splitting, translating, or otherwise working with any object of type `str`.
-Strings can be concatenated using the `+` operator or with `str.join()`.
-Strings also implement all common sequence operations and can be iterated through using the `for item in <string>` syntax.
+A `str` in Python is an [immutable sequence][text sequence] of [Unicode code points][unicode code points].
+These could include letters, diacritical marks, positioning characters, numbers, currecy symbols, emoji, punctuation, space and line break characters, and more.
 
-Strings are immutable, meaning the value of a `str` object in memory cannot change.
-That means any functions or methods that operate on a `str` object will return a _new instance_ or copy of that `str`, instead of modifying the original.
+Strings implement all [common sequence operations][common sequence operations], and can be iterated through using `for item in <string>` or `for index, item in enumerate(<string>)` syntax.
+Strings can be concatenated with `+`, or via `<str>.join()`, split via `<str>.split(<separator>)`, and offer multiple types of formatting.
+To further work with strings, Python provides a rich set of [string methods][str-methods] that can assist with searching, cleaning, transforming, translating, and many other operations.
+
+Being immutable, a `str` object's value in memory doesn't change; methods that appear to modify a string return a new copy or instance of `str`.
+
+[text sequence]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#text-sequence-type-str
+[unicode code points]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27331819/whats-the-difference-between-a-character-a-code-point-a-glyph-and-a-grapheme
+[common sequence operations]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#common-sequence-operations
+[str-methods]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods