#ruby
puts s.methods

#python
print dir(s)

#find out more about a method using python
help(s.split)

#-----view object's class-----
#ruby
s.class

#python
s.__class__

#------Iterate hashes-------

#ruby
h.each{|key,value| puts "#{key}, #{value}"}

#python
for key,value in h.iteritems():
print key, value

#---ternary operators

#ruby
condition ? var = x : var = y

#python.. not exactly an operator, but you get the meaning
#---- var = y if condition is false
var = x if condition else y

#----lengths------
#ruby
s="hello, I am a string"
puts "Length of string is #{s.length} or #{s.size}"

h={:one=>2,:three=>4}
puts "Length of hash is same as string, #{h.length} or #{h.size} "

#python
print("This is the length of a string %s" % len("string"))
print("number of key/value pair= %d" % len({'one':1,'two':2}))

#---slicing lists/arrays
l=[1,2,3,4,5]

#ruby
l[1..3] #=>[2,3]

#python
l[1:3] #=>[2,3]

#--print string multiple times-----

#ruby
4.times{print "hello"} #=> hellohellohellohello

#python
print("hello" * 4) #=> hellohellohellohello