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diff --git a/python3.html.markdown b/python3.html.markdown
index a1125c73..8cc03320 100644
--- a/python3.html.markdown
+++ b/python3.html.markdown
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ contributors:
- ["Steven Basart", "http://github.com/xksteven"]
- ["Andre Polykanine", "https://github.com/Oire"]
- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
+ - ["evuez", "http://github.com/evuez"]
filename: learnpython3.py
---
@@ -216,6 +217,17 @@ li2 = li[:] # => li2 = [1, 2, 4, 3] but (li2 is li) will result in false.
# Remove arbitrary elements from a list with "del"
del li[2] # li is now [1, 2, 3]
+# Remove first occurrence of a value
+li.remove(2) # li is now [1, 3]
+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] again
+
+# Get the index of the first item found matching the argument
+li.index(2) # => 1
+li.index(4) # Raises a ValueError as 4 is not in the list
+
# You can add lists
# Note: values for li and for other_li are not modified.
li + other_li # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
@@ -249,6 +261,8 @@ tup[:2] # => (1, 2)
# You can unpack tuples (or lists) into variables
a, b, c = (1, 2, 3) # a is now 1, b is now 2 and c is now 3
+# You can also do extended unpacking
+a, *b, c = (1, 2, 3, 4) # a is now 1, b is now [2, 3] and c is now 4
# Tuples are created by default if you leave out the parentheses
d, e, f = 4, 5, 6
# Now look how easy it is to swap two values
@@ -306,6 +320,11 @@ filled_dict.update({"four":4}) # => {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3, "four": 4}
# Remove keys from a dictionary with del
del filled_dict["one"] # Removes the key "one" from filled dict
+# From Python 3.5 you can also use the additional unpacking options
+{'a': 1, **{'b': 2}} # => {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
+{'a': 1, **{'a': 2}} # => {'a': 2}
+
+
# Sets store ... well sets
empty_set = set()
@@ -332,6 +351,15 @@ 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
@@ -397,7 +425,6 @@ by step. If step is not indicated, the default value is 1.
prints:
4
6
- 8
"""
for i in range(4, 8, 2):
print(i)
@@ -439,7 +466,7 @@ with open("myfile.txt") as f:
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
+print(our_iterable) # => dict_keys(['one', 'two', 'three']). This is an object that implements our Iterable interface.
# We can loop over it.
for i in our_iterable:
@@ -528,19 +555,19 @@ x, y = swap(x, y) # => x = 2, y = 1
# 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
@@ -589,6 +616,9 @@ class Human:
# 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 "{name}: {message}".format(name=self.name, message=msg)
@@ -604,6 +634,23 @@ class Human:
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")
@@ -623,6 +670,17 @@ 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
@@ -630,7 +688,7 @@ Human.grunt() # => "*grunt*"
# You can import modules
import math
-print(math.sqrt(16)) # => 4
+print(math.sqrt(16)) # => 4.0
# You can get specific functions from a module
from math import ceil, floor