Initialize a string variable in Python: “” or None?

Question

Suppose I have a class with a string instance attribute. Should I initialize this attribute with \"\" value or None? Is either

Answer 1

Either way is okay in python. I would personally prefer "". but again, either way is okay

>>>x = None
>>>print(x)
None
>>>type(x)

>>>x = "hello there"
>>>print(x)
hello there
>>>type(x)

>>> 
>>>x = ""
>>>print(x)

>>>type(x)

>>>x = "hello there"
>>>type(x)

>>>print(x)
hello there