faststring

faststring is a high-performance Python library designed to enhance string manipulation operations. It provides a MString class that offers efficient string concatenation, modification, slicing, and other common string operations, with the added benefit of mutable strings.

Features

• Mutable Strings: Unlike native Python strings, which are immutable, MString allows you to modify strings in place.
• Efficient Concatenation: Append strings without the overhead of creating new string objects.
• Index Modification: Modify characters at specific indices with ease.
• Slicing: Extract and modify slices of strings efficiently.
• Contains Check: Quickly check if a substring is present.
• Find Substrings: Locate substrings within the string.
• Clear Strings: Reset the string content efficiently.
• Multiplication: Multiply the string by an integer using the * operator.

Installation

You can install FastString using pip:

pip install faststring

Usage

Here's a quick example to get you started:

from faststring import MString

# Create a new MString object
s = MString("Hello, ")

# Append a string
s += "world!"

# Or use the append method
s.append(" How are you?")

# Modify a character at a specific index
s[7] = "W"

# Modify a slice of the string
s[0:2] = "Hi"
s[0:5] = "Hi"
s[0:2] = "Hello"

# Extract a slice of the string
print(s[0:6])  # Output: Hello,

# Check if a substring is present
print("World" in s)  # Output: True

# Find the index of a substring
print(s.find("World"))  # Output: 7

# Clear the string
s.clear()

# Output the final string
print(s)  # Output: ""

# You can also use the MString object as a regular string
print(len(s))  # Output: 0

# You can also convert the MString object to a regular string
s = s.to_string()

ms = MString("Hello")

# Multiply the string by an integer
ms *= 3
print(ms)  # Output: HelloHelloHello

# Reverse the string
ms.reverse()
print(ms)  # Output: olleHolleHolleH

# Replace a substring with another string
ms.replace("olleH", "Hi")
print(ms)  # Output: HiHiHi

Mutable Strings

One of the key features of faststring is the ability to modify strings in place. This can be particularly useful when dealing with large strings or when you need to perform multiple string manipulation operations in sequence.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out to me at rohaquinlop301@gmail.com or LinkedIn.