# basic multiplication print('0' * 5) # check negative, 0, positive; lhs and rhs multiplication for i in (-4, -2, 0, 2, 4): print(i * '12') print('12' * i) # check that we don't modify existing object a = '123' c = a * 3 print(a, c) # check inplace multiplication a = '456' a *= 3 print(a) # check reverse inplace multiplication a = 3 a *= '789' print(a)