Python tutorial says that "5" * 5 should be 55, but my result is '55555'
<p>I'm following Xerotic's Python guide on HF and it tells me to do:</p>

<pre><code>x = 5
y = "5"
print x * 5
print y * 5
</code></pre>

<p>and it should print:</p>

<pre><code>25
55
</code></pre>

<p>However mine prints <code>'55555'</code>. What is happening here?</p>