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@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ contributors:
filename: learnpython.py
---
-Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in the early 90's. It is now one of the most popular
+Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in the early 90s. It is now one of the most popular
languages in existence. I fell in love with Python for its syntactic clarity. It's basically
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. Look for another tour of Python 3 soon!
+to Python 2.x. For Python 3.x, take a look at the Python 3 tutorial.
```python
# Single line comments start with a number symbol.
""" Multiline strings can be written
- using three "'s, and are often used
+ using three "s, and are often used
as comments
"""
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ to Python 2.x. Look for another tour of Python 3 soon!
# Modulo operation
7 % 3 # => 1
-# Exponentiation (x to the y'th power)
+# Exponentiation (x to the yth power)
2**4 # => 16
# Enforce precedence with parentheses