In this chapter, you saw how to create strings with single, double, and triple quotes. You learned how to include special characters in them with escape sequences. You saw how to join and repeat strings. You learned about two different numeric types, integers and floating-point numbers, and how to work with them. You also now know how to convert values between strings and numbers. You learned about variables and saw how to use them to store and retrieve information. Finally, you learned how to get user input to make your programs interactive.