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'''Interpreter:''' [[Python]] 2.4
'''Interpreter:''' [[Python]] 2.4


len() returns the length of a unicode string or plain ascii string. To get the length of encoded string, you have to decode it first:
len() returns the number of characters in a unicode string or plain ascii string. To get the length of encoded string, you have to decode it first:
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>>> len('ascii')
>>> len('ascii')
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