---
id: 680a41ef5bfdc059cfd9d4b5
title: Step 2
challengeType: 20
dashedName: step-2
---

# --description--

In previous lessons, you learned about different data types you can store in a variable. You just assigned an integer value. Now you need to assign a string, which is a sequence of characters enclosed by either single or double quotes:

```py
string_1 = 'I am a string'
string_2 = "I am also a string"
```

Declare another variable called `alphabet` and assign the string `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz` to this variable.

# --hints--

You should declare a variable called `alphabet`. Pay attention to place the variable name at the beginning of the line.

```js
({ test: () => assert(runPython(`_Node(_code).has_variable("alphabet")`)) })
```

You should assign the string `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz` to your `alphabet` variable. Remember to use either single or double quotes to enclose the string.

```js
({ test: () => assert(runPython(`
_Node(_code).find_variable("alphabet").is_equivalent("alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'")
`)) })
```

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## --seed-contents--

```py
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shift = 5
```
