Use ""
to create an empty string in Python. There should be no char or whitespace in the string.
empty_string = ""
Python creates an empty string Example
Python simple example code initializes a string containing no characters and no whitespace and checks if String is empty.
To check if the string is empty or not, use a not operator.
empty_string = ""
print(not empty_string);
print(len(empty_string))
Output:

Another example checks empty string using in if statement.
empty_string = ""
if (not empty_string):
print("The string is empty")
else:
print("No it is not empty")
Output:
The string is empty
Do comment if you have any doubts and suggestions on this python string code
Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)
Windows 10
Python 3.10.1
All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.