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diff --git a/python3.html.markdown b/python3.html.markdown
index b0f04a02..1b8fa88e 100644
--- a/python3.html.markdown
+++ b/python3.html.markdown
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ contributors:
- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
- ["evuez", "http://github.com/evuez"]
- ["Rommel Martinez", "https://ebzzry.io"]
+ - ["Roberto Fernandez Diaz", "https://github.com/robertofd1995"]
filename: learnpython3.py
---
@@ -71,15 +72,24 @@ not False # => True
True and False # => False
False or True # => True
-# Note using Bool operators with ints
-# False is 0 and True is 1
+# True and False are actually 1 and 0 but with different keywords
+True + True # => 2
+True * 8 # => 8
+False - 5 # => -5
+
+# Comparison operators look at the numerical value of True and False
+0 == False # => True
+1 == True # => True
+2 == True # => False
+-5 != False # => True
+
+# Using boolean logical operators on ints casts them to booleans for evaluation, but their non-cast value is returned
# Don't mix up with bool(ints) and bitwise and/or (&,|)
+bool(0) # => False
+bool(4) # => True
+bool(-6) # => True
0 and 2 # => 0
-5 or 0 # => -5
-0 == False # => True
-2 == True # => False
-1 == True # => True
--5 != False != True #=> True
# Equality is ==
1 == 1 # => True
@@ -95,7 +105,10 @@ False or True # => True
2 <= 2 # => True
2 >= 2 # => True
-# Comparisons can be chained!
+# Seeing whether a value is in a range
+1 < 2 and 2 < 3 # => True
+2 < 3 and 3 < 2 # => False
+# Chaining makes this look nicer
1 < 2 < 3 # => True
2 < 3 < 2 # => False
@@ -138,6 +151,12 @@ len("This is a string") # => 16
# still use the old style of formatting:
"%s can be %s the %s way" % ("Strings", "interpolated", "old") # => "Strings can be interpolated the old way"
+# You can also format using f-strings or formatted string literals (in Python 3.6+)
+name = "Reiko"
+f"She said her name is {name}." # => "She said her name is Reiko"
+# You can basically put any Python statement inside the braces and it will be output in the string.
+f"{name} is {len(name)} characters long."
+
# None is an object
None # => None
@@ -274,7 +293,8 @@ 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
+d, e, f = 4, 5, 6 # tuple 4, 5, 6 is unpacked into variables d, e and f
+# respectively such that d = 4, e = 5 and f = 6
# Now look how easy it is to swap two values
e, d = d, e # d is now 5 and e is now 4
@@ -294,16 +314,19 @@ valid_dict = {(1,2,3):[1,2,3]} # Values can be of any type, however.
filled_dict["one"] # => 1
# Get all keys as an iterable with "keys()". We need to wrap the call in list()
-# to turn it into a list. We'll talk about those later. Note - Dictionary key
-# ordering is not guaranteed. Your results might not match this exactly.
-list(filled_dict.keys()) # => ["three", "two", "one"]
+# to turn it into a list. We'll talk about those later. Note - for Python
+# versions <3.7, dictionary key ordering is not guaranteed. Your results might
+# not match the example below exactly. However, as of Python 3.7, dictionary
+# items maintain the order at which they are inserted into the dictionary.
+list(filled_dict.keys()) # => ["three", "two", "one"] in Python <3.7
+list(filled_dict.keys()) # => ["one", "two", "three"] in Python 3.7+
# Get all values as an iterable with "values()". Once again we need to wrap it
# in list() to get it out of the iterable. Note - Same as above regarding key
# ordering.
-list(filled_dict.values()) # => [3, 2, 1]
-
+list(filled_dict.values()) # => [3, 2, 1] in Python <3.7
+list(filled_dict.values()) # => [1, 2, 3] in Python 3.7+
# Check for existence of keys in a dictionary with "in"
"one" in filled_dict # => True
@@ -348,6 +371,8 @@ valid_set = {(1,), 1}
# Add one more item to the set
filled_set = some_set
filled_set.add(5) # filled_set is now {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
+# Sets do not have duplicate elements
+filled_set.add(5) # it remains as before {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
# Do set intersection with &
other_set = {3, 4, 5, 6}
@@ -783,6 +808,7 @@ class Superhero(Human):
# add additional class attributes:
self.fictional = True
self.movie = movie
+ # be aware of mutable default values, since defaults are shared
self.superpowers = superpowers
# The "super" function lets you access the parent class's methods
@@ -790,11 +816,11 @@ class Superhero(Human):
# This calls the parent class constructor:
super().__init__(name)
- # overload the sing method
+ # override the sing method
def sing(self):
return 'Dun, dun, DUN!'
- # add an additional class method
+ # add an additional instance method
def boast(self):
for power in self.superpowers:
print("I wield the power of {pow}!".format(pow=power))
@@ -817,7 +843,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
# Calls parent method but uses its own class attribute
print(sup.get_species()) # => Superhuman
- # Calls overloaded method
+ # Calls overridden method
print(sup.sing()) # => Dun, dun, DUN!
# Calls method from Human
@@ -872,7 +898,7 @@ class Batman(Superhero, Bat):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
# Typically to inherit attributes you have to call super:
- #super(Batman, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+ # super(Batman, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
# However we are dealing with multiple inheritance here, and super()
# only works with the next base class in the MRO list.
# So instead we explicitly call __init__ for all ancestors.
@@ -901,7 +927,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
# Calls parent method but uses its own class attribute
print(sup.get_species()) # => Superhuman
- # Calls overloaded method
+ # Calls overridden method
print(sup.sing()) # => nan nan nan nan nan batman!
# Calls method from Human, because inheritance order matters