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@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ allow you to write Python 3 code that will run on Python 2, so check out the Pyt
# to carry out normal division with just one '/'.
from __future__ import division
11/4 # => 2.75 ...normal division
-11//4 # => 2 ...floored division
+11//4 # => 2 ...floored division
# Modulo operation
7 % 3 # => 1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ not False # => True
"This is a string"[0] # => 'T'
#String formatting with %
-#Even though the % string operator will be deprecated on Python 3.1 and removed
+#Even though the % string operator will be deprecated on Python 3.1 and removed
#later at some time, it may still be good to know how it works.
x = 'apple'
y = 'lemon'
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ z = "The items in the basket are %s and %s" % (x,y)
# A newer way to format strings is the format method.
# This method is the preferred way
+"{} is a {}".format("This", "placeholder")
"{0} can be {1}".format("strings", "formatted")
# You can use keywords if you don't want to count.
"{name} wants to eat {food}".format(name="Bob", food="lasagna")
@@ -148,8 +149,16 @@ None is None # => True
# very useful when dealing with primitive values, but is
# very useful when dealing with objects.
-# None, 0, and empty strings/lists all evaluate to False.
-# All other values are True
+# Any object can be used in a Boolean context.
+# The following values are considered falsey:
+# - None
+# - zero of any numeric type (e.g., 0, 0L, 0.0, 0j)
+# - empty sequences (e.g., '', (), [])
+# - empty containers (e.g., {}, set())
+# - instances of user-defined classes meeting certain conditions
+# see: https://docs.python.org/2/reference/datamodel.html#object.__nonzero__
+#
+# All other values are truthy (using the bool() function on them returns True).
bool(0) # => False
bool("") # => False
@@ -449,7 +458,7 @@ add(y=6, x=5) # Keyword arguments can arrive in any order.
# You can define functions that take a variable number of
-# positional args, which will be interpreted as a tuple if you do not use the *
+# positional args, which will be interpreted as a tuple by using *
def varargs(*args):
return args
@@ -457,7 +466,7 @@ varargs(1, 2, 3) # => (1, 2, 3)
# You can define functions that take a variable number of
-# keyword args, as well, which will be interpreted as a dict if you do not use **
+# keyword args, as well, which will be interpreted as a dict by using **
def keyword_args(**kwargs):
return kwargs
@@ -717,6 +726,8 @@ print say(say_please=True) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(
* [Python Module of the Week](http://pymotw.com/2/)
* [A Crash Course in Python for Scientists](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/5920182)
* [First Steps With Python](https://realpython.com/learn/python-first-steps/)
+* [LearnPython](http://www.learnpython.org/)
+* [Fullstack Python](https://www.fullstackpython.com/)
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