The * operator repeats a string a specified number of times, producing a new string rather than performing numeric multiplication. section 4.3.4
Print a repeated separator
print('-=' * 5) produces -=-=-=-=-=, repeating the string five times. Compare this with +, which joins two strings together. section 4.3.4
>>> first = 'This is a '
>>> second = 'sentence.'
>>> sentence = first + second #1
>>> print(sentence)
This is a sentence.
>>> print('-=' * 5) #2
-=-=-=-=-=
Inspect the interactive Python examples showing string concatenation and repetition. section 4.3.4
