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authorEvgeniy Ginzburg <Nad.Oby@gmail.com>2014-08-06 23:45:44 +0300
committerEvgeniy Ginzburg <Nad.Oby@gmail.com>2014-08-06 23:45:44 +0300
commitcb3217fc35f3097c4be5b39fb36bd74b5e415f6c (patch)
treecedbb3d549ea8f810ab720b09f1c56ba6b89dc6e /python.html.markdown
parent7bcf65278c28cffd32ef051965c2e6401563acc9 (diff)
parent4349587ac4de7bc3436f68415bcf5bdfac260e5e (diff)
Merge https://github.com/adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs
Added two minor changes in integer division to make it clear
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/python.html.markdown b/python.html.markdown
index 312e3c15..9057dde2 100644
--- a/python.html.markdown
+++ b/python.html.markdown
@@ -441,7 +441,10 @@ class Human(object):
# A class attribute. It is shared by all instances of this class
species = "H. sapiens"
- # Basic initializer
+ # Basic initializer, this is called when this class is instantiated.
+ # Note that the double leading and trailing underscores denote objects
+ # or attributes that are used by python but that live in user-controlled
+ # namespaces. You should not invent such names on your own.
def __init__(self, name):
# Assign the argument to the instance's name attribute
self.name = name
@@ -528,10 +531,12 @@ def double_numbers(iterable):
# Note xrange is a generator that does the same thing range does.
# Creating a list 1-900000000 would take lot of time and space to be made.
# xrange creates an xrange generator object instead of creating the entire list like range does.
-_xrange = xrange(1, 900000000)
+# We use a trailing underscore in variable names when we want to use a name that
+# would normally collide with a python keyword
+xrange_ = xrange(1, 900000000)
# will double all numbers until a result >=30 found
-for i in double_numbers(_xrange):
+for i in double_numbers(xrange_):
print(i)
if i >= 30:
break
@@ -544,10 +549,10 @@ for i in double_numbers(_xrange):
from functools import wraps
-def beg(_say):
- @wraps(_say)
+def beg(target_function):
+ @wraps(target_function)
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
- msg, say_please = _say(*args, **kwargs)
+ msg, say_please = target_function(*args, **kwargs)
if say_please:
return "{} {}".format(msg, "Please! I am poor :(")
return msg