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diff --git a/python.html.markdown b/python.html.markdown
index b939ebbe..42a52bcf 100644
--- a/python.html.markdown
+++ b/python.html.markdown
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ contributors:
- ["Louie Dinh", "http://ldinh.ca"]
- ["Amin Bandali", "http://aminbandali.com"]
- ["Andre Polykanine", "https://github.com/Oire"]
+ - ["evuez", "http://github.com/evuez"]
filename: learnpython.py
---
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ allow you to write Python 3 code that will run on Python 2, so check out the Pyt
-5 // 3 # => -2
-5.0 // 3.0 # => -2.0
+# Note that we can also import division module(Section 6 Modules)
+# to carry out normal division with just one '/'.
+from __future__ import division
+11/4 # => 2.75 ...normal division
+11//4 # => 2 ...floored division
+
# Modulo operation
7 % 3 # => 1
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ some_var # => 5
some_other_var # Raises a name error
# if can be used as an expression
+# Equivalent of C's '?:' ternary operator
"yahoo!" if 3 > 2 else 2 # => "yahoo!"
# Lists store sequences
@@ -218,6 +226,17 @@ li + other_li # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
# Concatenate lists with "extend()"
li.extend(other_li) # Now li is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+# Remove first occurrence of a value
+li.remove(2) # li is now [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+li.remove(2) # Raises a ValueError as 2 is not in the list
+
+# Insert an element at a specific index
+li.insert(1, 2) # li is now [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] again
+
+# Get the index of the first item found
+li.index(2) # => 3
+li.index(7) # Raises a ValueError as 7 is not in the list
+
# Check for existence in a list with "in"
1 in li # => True
@@ -309,6 +328,15 @@ filled_set | other_set # => {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
# Do set difference with -
{1, 2, 3, 4} - {2, 3, 5} # => {1, 4}
+# Do set symmetric difference with ^
+{1, 2, 3, 4} ^ {2, 3, 5} # => {1, 4, 5}
+
+# Check if set on the left is a superset of set on the right
+{1, 2} >= {1, 2, 3} # => False
+
+# Check if set on the left is a subset of set on the right
+{1, 2} <= {1, 2, 3} # => True
+
# Check for existence in a set with in
2 in filled_set # => True
10 in filled_set # => False
@@ -460,19 +488,19 @@ def pass_all_the_args(*args, **kwargs):
# Function Scope
x = 5
-def setX(num):
+def set_x(num):
# Local var x not the same as global variable x
x = num # => 43
print x # => 43
-def setGlobalX(num):
+def set_global_x(num):
global x
print x # => 5
x = num # global var x is now set to 6
print x # => 6
-setX(43)
-setGlobalX(6)
+set_x(43)
+set_global_x(6)
# Python has first class functions
def create_adder(x):
@@ -516,6 +544,10 @@ class Human(object):
# Assign the argument to the instance's name attribute
self.name = name
+ # Initialize property
+ self.age = 0
+
+
# An instance method. All methods take "self" as the first argument
def say(self, msg):
return "{0}: {1}".format(self.name, msg)
@@ -531,6 +563,23 @@ class Human(object):
def grunt():
return "*grunt*"
+ # A property is just like a getter.
+ # It turns the method age() into an read-only attribute
+ # of the same name.
+ @property
+ def age(self):
+ return self._age
+
+ # This allows the property to be set
+ @age.setter
+ def age(self, age):
+ self._age = age
+
+ # This allows the property to be deleted
+ @age.deleter
+ def age(self):
+ del self._age
+
# Instantiate a class
i = Human(name="Ian")
@@ -550,6 +599,16 @@ j.get_species() # => "H. neanderthalensis"
# Call the static method
Human.grunt() # => "*grunt*"
+# Update the property
+i.age = 42
+
+# Get the property
+i.age # => 42
+
+# Delete the property
+del i.age
+i.age # => raises an AttributeError
+
####################################################
## 6. Modules
@@ -648,7 +707,7 @@ print say(say_please=True) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(
* [Automate the Boring Stuff with Python](https://automatetheboringstuff.com)
* [Learn Python The Hard Way](http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/)
* [Dive Into Python](http://www.diveintopython.net/)
-* [The Official Docs](http://docs.python.org/2.6/)
+* [The Official Docs](http://docs.python.org/2/)
* [Hitchhiker's Guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/)
* [Python Module of the Week](http://pymotw.com/2/)
* [A Crash Course in Python for Scientists](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/5920182)