REPETITION

String repetition (AKA replication) is a Python string operation that allows the duplication of a string multiple times using the * operator. By placing a string on the left side of * and an integer on the right, Python generates a new string that repeats the original content as many times as specified—for example, "Hi" * 3 produces "HiHiHi". This operation is useful for creating patterns, separators, or any repeated text efficiently. It works only with a string multiplied by an integer, as using another string or a non-integer will result in an error. In reverse engineering and security testing, string repetition is commonly used in fuzzing, where large repeated strings (e.g., "A" * 5000) are generated to test how programs handle unexpected or oversized input, helping identify buffer overflows, crashes, or input-validation weaknesses.

#!/usr/bin/env python3

def main() -> None:
    
    stringName = "tenet" * 100;
    print(stringName);
    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main();
    
 * OUTPUT
    tenet...

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