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authorElena Bolshakova <lena-san@yandex-team.ru>2015-06-10 11:34:14 +0300
committerElena Bolshakova <lena-san@yandex-team.ru>2015-06-10 11:34:14 +0300
commit193f66553fc114e83e7c4cfb4607e4a1b57c4f09 (patch)
tree30988e25d31ed6dff83cf409ad093c3c7ec9322c /python.html.markdown
parent676568cca8731d0dbb2d2bdeff08cc092d283177 (diff)
parent5086480a04d27cff2380f04609210082000538d4 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs
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+++ b/python.html.markdown
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ executable pseudocode.
Feedback would be highly appreciated! You can reach me at [@louiedinh](http://twitter.com/louiedinh) or louiedinh [at] [google's email service]
Note: This article applies to Python 2.7 specifically, but should be applicable
-to Python 2.x. For Python 3.x, take a look at the Python 3 tutorial.
+to Python 2.x. For Python 3.x, take a look at the [Python 3 tutorial](http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python3/).
```python
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ to Python 2.x. For Python 3.x, take a look at the Python 3 tutorial.
2.0 # This is a float
11.0 / 4.0 # => 2.75 ahhh...much better
-# Result of integer division truncated down both for positive and negative.
+# Result of integer division truncated down both for positive and negative.
5 // 3 # => 1
5.0 // 3.0 # => 1.0 # works on floats too
-5 // 3 # => -2
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ not False # => True
# Strings can be added too!
"Hello " + "world!" # => "Hello world!"
+# Strings can be added without using '+'
+"Hello " "world!" # => "Hello world!"
# ... or multiplied
"Hello" * 3 # => "HelloHelloHello"
@@ -139,12 +141,8 @@ bool("") # => False
## 2. Variables and Collections
####################################################
-# Python has a print statement, in all 2.x versions but removed from 3.
+# Python has a print statement
print "I'm Python. Nice to meet you!"
-# Python also has a print function, available in versions 2.7 and 3...
-# but for 2.7 you need to add the import (uncommented):
-# from __future__ import print_function
-print("I'm also Python! ")
# No need to declare variables before assigning to them.
some_var = 5 # Convention is to use lower_case_with_underscores
@@ -193,14 +191,14 @@ li[2:] # => [4, 3]
li[:3] # => [1, 2, 4]
# Select every second entry
li[::2] # =>[1, 4]
-# Revert the list
+# Reverse a copy of the list
li[::-1] # => [3, 4, 2, 1]
# Use any combination of these to make advanced slices
# li[start:end:step]
# Remove arbitrary elements from a list with "del"
del li[2] # li is now [1, 2, 3]
-
+r
# You can add lists
li + other_li # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
# Note: values for li and for other_li are not modified.
@@ -264,7 +262,7 @@ filled_dict.get("four") # => None
# The get method supports a default argument when the value is missing
filled_dict.get("one", 4) # => 1
filled_dict.get("four", 4) # => 4
-# note that filled_dict.get("four") is still => 4
+# note that filled_dict.get("four") is still => None
# (get doesn't set the value in the dictionary)
# set the value of a key with a syntax similar to lists
@@ -314,11 +312,11 @@ some_var = 5
# Here is an if statement. Indentation is significant in python!
# prints "some_var is smaller than 10"
if some_var > 10:
- print("some_var is totally bigger than 10.")
+ print "some_var is totally bigger than 10."
elif some_var < 10: # This elif clause is optional.
- print("some_var is smaller than 10.")
+ print "some_var is smaller than 10."
else: # This is optional too.
- print("some_var is indeed 10.")
+ print "some_var is indeed 10."
"""
@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ prints:
"""
for animal in ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]:
# You can use % to interpolate formatted strings
- print("%s is a mammal" % animal)
+ print "%s is a mammal" % animal
"""
"range(number)" returns a list of numbers
@@ -342,7 +340,19 @@ prints:
3
"""
for i in range(4):
- print(i)
+ print i
+
+"""
+"range(lower, upper)" returns a list of numbers
+from the lower number to the upper number
+prints:
+ 4
+ 5
+ 6
+ 7
+"""
+for i in range(4, 8):
+ print i
"""
While loops go until a condition is no longer met.
@@ -354,7 +364,7 @@ prints:
"""
x = 0
while x < 4:
- print(x)
+ print x
x += 1 # Shorthand for x = x + 1
# Handle exceptions with a try/except block
@@ -377,7 +387,7 @@ else: # Optional clause to the try/except block. Must follow all except blocks
# Use "def" to create new functions
def add(x, y):
- print("x is %s and y is %s" % (x, y))
+ print "x is %s and y is %s" % (x, y)
return x + y # Return values with a return statement
# Calling functions with parameters
@@ -406,8 +416,8 @@ keyword_args(big="foot", loch="ness") # => {"big": "foot", "loch": "ness"}
# You can do both at once, if you like
def all_the_args(*args, **kwargs):
- print(args)
- print(kwargs)
+ print args
+ print kwargs
"""
all_the_args(1, 2, a=3, b=4) prints:
(1, 2)
@@ -429,14 +439,14 @@ def pass_all_the_args(*args, **kwargs):
print varargs(*args)
print keyword_args(**kwargs)
-# Function Scope
+# Function Scope
x = 5
def setX(num):
# Local var x not the same as global variable x
x = num # => 43
print x # => 43
-
+
def setGlobalX(num):
global x
print x # => 5
@@ -503,10 +513,10 @@ class Human(object):
# Instantiate a class
i = Human(name="Ian")
-print(i.say("hi")) # prints out "Ian: hi"
+print i.say("hi") # prints out "Ian: hi"
j = Human("Joel")
-print(j.say("hello")) # prints out "Joel: hello"
+print j.say("hello") # prints out "Joel: hello"
# Call our class method
i.get_species() # => "H. sapiens"
@@ -526,12 +536,12 @@ Human.grunt() # => "*grunt*"
# You can import modules
import math
-print(math.sqrt(16)) # => 4
+print math.sqrt(16) # => 4
# You can get specific functions from a module
from math import ceil, floor
-print(ceil(3.7)) # => 4.0
-print(floor(3.7)) # => 3.0
+print ceil(3.7) # => 4.0
+print floor(3.7) # => 3.0
# You can import all functions from a module.
# Warning: this is not recommended
@@ -577,7 +587,7 @@ xrange_ = xrange(1, 900000000)
# will double all numbers until a result >=30 found
for i in double_numbers(xrange_):
- print(i)
+ print i
if i >= 30:
break
@@ -606,8 +616,8 @@ def say(say_please=False):
return msg, say_please
-print(say()) # Can you buy me a beer?
-print(say(say_please=True)) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(
+print say() # Can you buy me a beer?
+print say(say_please=True) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(
```
## Ready For More?