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diff --git a/python3.html.markdown b/python3.html.markdown
index bc0c05bd..b494dc1e 100644
--- a/python3.html.markdown
+++ b/python3.html.markdown
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ Note: This article applies to Python 3 specifically. Check out the other tutoria
# Except division which returns floats by default
35 / 5 # => 7.0
-# Truncation or Integer division
+# Result of integer division truncated down both for positive and negative.
5 // 3 # => 1
-5.0 // 3.0 # => 1.0
+5.0 // 3.0 # => 1.0 # works on floats too
+-5 // 3 # => -2
+-5.0 // 3.0 # => -2.0
# When you use a float, results are floats
3 * 2.0 # => 6.0
@@ -51,7 +53,6 @@ Note: This article applies to Python 3 specifically. Check out the other tutoria
# Enforce precedence with parentheses
(1 + 3) * 2 # => 8
-
# Boolean values are primitives
True
False
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ False
not True # => False
not False # => True
-
# Equality is ==
1 == 1 # => True
2 == 1 # => False
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ not False # => True
1 < 2 < 3 # => True
2 < 3 < 2 # => False
-
# Strings are created with " or '
"This is a string."
'This is also a string.'
@@ -330,9 +329,12 @@ try:
raise IndexError("This is an index error")
except IndexError as e:
pass # Pass is just a no-op. Usually you would do recovery here.
+except (TypeError, NameError):
+ pass # Multiple exceptions can be handled together, if required.
+else: # Optional clause to the try/except block. Must follow all except blocks
+ print("All good!") # Runs only if the code in try raises no exceptions
-
-# Python's offers a fundamental abstraction called the Iterable.
+# Python offers a fundamental abstraction called the Iterable.
# An iterable is an object that can be treated as a sequence.
# The object returned the range function, is an iterable.
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ filled_dict = {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3}
our_iterable = filled_dict.keys()
print(our_iterable) #=> range(1,10). This is an object that implements our Iterable interface
-i We can loop over it.
+# We can loop over it.
for i in our_iterable:
print(i) # Prints one, two, three
@@ -468,7 +470,10 @@ 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
@@ -554,9 +559,11 @@ def double_numbers(iterable):
# double_numbers.
# Note range is a generator too. Creating a list 1-900000000 would take lot of
# time to be made
-_range = range(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
+range_ = range(1, 900000000)
# will double all numbers until a result >=30 found
-for i in double_numbers(_range):
+for i in double_numbers(range_):
print(i)
if i >= 30:
break
@@ -569,10 +576,10 @@ for i in double_numbers(_range):
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