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language: python3
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contributors:
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- ["Louie Dinh", "http://pythonpracticeprojects.com"]
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- ["Steven Basart", "http://github.com/xksteven"]
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- ["Andre Polykanine", "https://github.com/Oire"]
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- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
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- ["evuez", "http://github.com/evuez"]
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filename: learnpython3.py
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---
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Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in the early 90s. It is now one of the most popular
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languages in existence. I fell in love with Python for its syntactic clarity. It's basically
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executable pseudocode.
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Feedback would be highly appreciated! You can reach me at [@louiedinh](http://twitter.com/louiedinh) or louiedinh [at] [google's email service]
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Note: This article applies to Python 3 specifically. Check out [here](http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python/) if you want to learn the old Python 2.7
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```python
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# Single line comments start with a number symbol.
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""" Multiline strings can be written
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using three "s, and are often used
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as comments
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"""
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####################################################
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## 1. Primitive Datatypes and Operators
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####################################################
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# You have numbers
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3 # => 3
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# Math is what you would expect
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1 + 1 # => 2
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8 - 1 # => 7
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10 * 2 # => 20
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35 / 5 # => 7.0
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# Result of integer division truncated down both for positive and negative.
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5 // 3 # => 1
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5.0 // 3.0 # => 1.0 # works on floats too
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-5 // 3 # => -2
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-5.0 // 3.0 # => -2.0
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# The result of division is always a float
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10.0 / 3 # => 3.3333333333333335
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# Modulo operation
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7 % 3 # => 1
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# Exponentiation (x**y, x to the yth power)
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2**3 # => 8
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# Enforce precedence with parentheses
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(1 + 3) * 2 # => 8
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# Boolean values are primitives (Note: the capitalization)
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True
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False
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# negate with not
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not True # => False
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not False # => True
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# Boolean Operators
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# Note "and" and "or" are case-sensitive
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True and False # => False
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False or True # => True
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# Note using Bool operators with ints
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# False is 0 and True is 1
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# Don't mix up with bool(ints) and bitwise and/or (&,|)
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0 and 2 # => 0
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-5 or 0 # => -5
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0 == False # => True
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2 == True # => False
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1 == True # => True
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-5 != False != True #=> True
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# Equality is ==
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1 == 1 # => True
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2 == 1 # => False
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# Inequality is !=
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1 != 1 # => False
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2 != 1 # => True
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# More comparisons
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1 < 10 # => True
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1 > 10 # => False
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2 <= 2 # => True
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2 >= 2 # => True
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# Comparisons can be chained!
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1 < 2 < 3 # => True
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2 < 3 < 2 # => False
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# (is vs. ==) is checks if two variables refer to the same object, but == checks
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# if the objects pointed to have the same values.
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a = [1, 2, 3, 4] # Point a at a new list, [1, 2, 3, 4]
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b = a # Point b at what a is pointing to
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b is a # => True, a and b refer to the same object
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b == a # => True, a's and b's objects are equal
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b = [1, 2, 3, 4] # Point b at a new list, [1, 2, 3, 4]
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b is a # => False, a and b do not refer to the same object
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b == a # => True, a's and b's objects are equal
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# Strings are created with " or '
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"This is a string."
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'This is also a string.'
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# Strings can be added too! But try not to do this.
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"Hello " + "world!" # => "Hello world!"
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# Strings can be added without using '+'
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"Hello " "world!" # => "Hello world!"
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# A string can be treated like a list of characters
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"This is a string"[0] # => 'T'
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# You can find the length of a string
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len("This is a string") # => 16
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# .format can be used to format strings, like this:
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"{} can be {}".format("Strings", "interpolated") # => "Strings can be interpolated"
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# You can repeat the formatting arguments to save some typing.
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"{0} be nimble, {0} be quick, {0} jump over the {1}".format("Jack", "candle stick")
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# => "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candle stick"
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# You can use keywords if you don't want to count.
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"{name} wants to eat {food}".format(name="Bob", food="lasagna") # => "Bob wants to eat lasagna"
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# If your Python 3 code also needs to run on Python 2.5 and below, you can also
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# still use the old style of formatting:
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"%s can be %s the %s way" % ("Strings", "interpolated", "old") # => "Strings can be interpolated the old way"
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# None is an object
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None # => None
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# Don't use the equality "==" symbol to compare objects to None
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# Use "is" instead. This checks for equality of object identity.
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"etc" is None # => False
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None is None # => True
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# None, 0, and empty strings/lists/dicts/tuples all evaluate to False.
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# All other values are True
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bool(0) # => False
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bool("") # => False
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bool([]) # => False
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bool({}) # => False
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bool(()) # => False
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####################################################
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## 2. Variables and Collections
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####################################################
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# Python has a print function
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print("I'm Python. Nice to meet you!") # => I'm Python. Nice to meet you!
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# By default the print function also prints out a newline at the end.
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# Use the optional argument end to change the end character.
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print("Hello, World", end="!") # => Hello, World!
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# Simple way to get input data from console
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input_string_var = input("Enter some data: ") # Returns the data as a string
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# Note: In earlier versions of Python, input() method was named as raw_input()
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# No need to declare variables before assigning to them.
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# Convention is to use lower_case_with_underscores
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some_var = 5
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some_var # => 5
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# Accessing a previously unassigned variable is an exception.
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# See Control Flow to learn more about exception handling.
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some_unknown_var # Raises a NameError
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# if can be used as an expression
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# Equivalent of C's '?:' ternary operator
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"yahoo!" if 3 > 2 else 2 # => "yahoo!"
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# Lists store sequences
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li = []
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# You can start with a prefilled list
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other_li = [4, 5, 6]
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# Add stuff to the end of a list with append
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li.append(1) # li is now [1]
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li.append(2) # li is now [1, 2]
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li.append(4) # li is now [1, 2, 4]
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li.append(3) # li is now [1, 2, 4, 3]
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# Remove from the end with pop
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li.pop() # => 3 and li is now [1, 2, 4]
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# Let's put it back
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li.append(3) # li is now [1, 2, 4, 3] again.
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# Access a list like you would any array
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li[0] # => 1
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# Look at the last element
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li[-1] # => 3
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# Looking out of bounds is an IndexError
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li[4] # Raises an IndexError
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# You can look at ranges with slice syntax.
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# (It's a closed/open range for you mathy types.)
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li[1:3] # => [2, 4]
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# Omit the end
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li[2:] # => [4, 3]
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# Omit the beginning
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li[:3] # => [1, 2, 4]
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# Select every second entry
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li[::2] # =>[1, 4]
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# Return a reversed copy of the list
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li[::-1] # => [3, 4, 2, 1]
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# Use any combination of these to make advanced slices
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# li[start:end:step]
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# Make a one layer deep copy using slices
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li2 = li[:] # => li2 = [1, 2, 4, 3] but (li2 is li) will result in false.
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# Remove arbitrary elements from a list with "del"
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del li[2] # li is now [1, 2, 3]
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# Remove first occurrence of a value
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li.remove(2) # li is now [1, 3]
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li.remove(2) # Raises a ValueError as 2 is not in the list
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# Insert an element at a specific index
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li.insert(1, 2) # li is now [1, 2, 3] again
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# Get the index of the first item found matching the argument
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li.index(2) # => 1
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li.index(4) # Raises a ValueError as 4 is not in the list
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# You can add lists
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# Note: values for li and for other_li are not modified.
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li + other_li # => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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# Concatenate lists with "extend()"
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li.extend(other_li) # Now li is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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# Check for existence in a list with "in"
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1 in li # => True
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# Examine the length with "len()"
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len(li) # => 6
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# Tuples are like lists but are immutable.
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tup = (1, 2, 3)
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tup[0] # => 1
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tup[0] = 3 # Raises a TypeError
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# Note that a tuple of length one has to have a comma after the last element but
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# tuples of other lengths, even zero, do not.
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type((1)) # => <class 'int'>
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type((1,)) # => <class 'tuple'>
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type(()) # => <class 'tuple'>
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# You can do most of the list operations on tuples too
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len(tup) # => 3
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tup + (4, 5, 6) # => (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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tup[:2] # => (1, 2)
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2 in tup # => True
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# You can unpack tuples (or lists) into variables
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a, b, c = (1, 2, 3) # a is now 1, b is now 2 and c is now 3
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# You can also do extended unpacking
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a, *b, c = (1, 2, 3, 4) # a is now 1, b is now [2, 3] and c is now 4
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# Tuples are created by default if you leave out the parentheses
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d, e, f = 4, 5, 6
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# Now look how easy it is to swap two values
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e, d = d, e # d is now 5 and e is now 4
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# Dictionaries store mappings
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empty_dict = {}
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# Here is a prefilled dictionary
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filled_dict = {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3}
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# Note keys for dictionaries have to be immutable types. This is to ensure that
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# the key can be converted to a constant hash value for quick look-ups.
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# Immutable types include ints, floats, strings, tuples.
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invalid_dict = {[1,2,3]: "123"} # => Raises a TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'
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valid_dict = {(1,2,3):[1,2,3]} # Values can be of any type, however.
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# Look up values with []
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filled_dict["one"] # => 1
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# Get all keys as an iterable with "keys()". We need to wrap the call in list()
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# to turn it into a list. We'll talk about those later. Note - Dictionary key
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# ordering is not guaranteed. Your results might not match this exactly.
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list(filled_dict.keys()) # => ["three", "two", "one"]
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# Get all values as an iterable with "values()". Once again we need to wrap it
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# in list() to get it out of the iterable. Note - Same as above regarding key
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# ordering.
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list(filled_dict.values()) # => [3, 2, 1]
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# Check for existence of keys in a dictionary with "in"
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"one" in filled_dict # => True
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1 in filled_dict # => False
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# Looking up a non-existing key is a KeyError
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filled_dict["four"] # KeyError
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# Use "get()" method to avoid the KeyError
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filled_dict.get("one") # => 1
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filled_dict.get("four") # => None
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# The get method supports a default argument when the value is missing
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filled_dict.get("one", 4) # => 1
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filled_dict.get("four", 4) # => 4
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# "setdefault()" inserts into a dictionary only if the given key isn't present
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filled_dict.setdefault("five", 5) # filled_dict["five"] is set to 5
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filled_dict.setdefault("five", 6) # filled_dict["five"] is still 5
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# Adding to a dictionary
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filled_dict.update({"four":4}) # => {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3, "four": 4}
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#filled_dict["four"] = 4 #another way to add to dict
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# Remove keys from a dictionary with del
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del filled_dict["one"] # Removes the key "one" from filled dict
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# From Python 3.5 you can also use the additional unpacking options
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{'a': 1, **{'b': 2}} # => {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
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{'a': 1, **{'a': 2}} # => {'a': 2}
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# Sets store ... well sets
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empty_set = set()
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# Initialize a set with a bunch of values. Yeah, it looks a bit like a dict. Sorry.
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some_set = {1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4} # some_set is now {1, 2, 3, 4}
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# Similar to keys of a dictionary, elements of a set have to be immutable.
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invalid_set = {[1], 1} # => Raises a TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'
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valid_set = {(1,), 1}
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# Can set new variables to a set
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filled_set = some_set
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# Add one more item to the set
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filled_set.add(5) # filled_set is now {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
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# Do set intersection with &
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other_set = {3, 4, 5, 6}
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filled_set & other_set # => {3, 4, 5}
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# Do set union with |
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filled_set | other_set # => {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
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# Do set difference with -
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{1, 2, 3, 4} - {2, 3, 5} # => {1, 4}
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# Do set symmetric difference with ^
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{1, 2, 3, 4} ^ {2, 3, 5} # => {1, 4, 5}
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# Check if set on the left is a superset of set on the right
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{1, 2} >= {1, 2, 3} # => False
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# Check if set on the left is a subset of set on the right
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{1, 2} <= {1, 2, 3} # => True
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# Check for existence in a set with in
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2 in filled_set # => True
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10 in filled_set # => False
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####################################################
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## 3. Control Flow and Iterables
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####################################################
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# Let's just make a variable
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some_var = 5
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# Here is an if statement. Indentation is significant in python!
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# prints "some_var is smaller than 10"
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if some_var > 10:
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print("some_var is totally bigger than 10.")
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elif some_var < 10: # This elif clause is optional.
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print("some_var is smaller than 10.")
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else: # This is optional too.
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print("some_var is indeed 10.")
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"""
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For loops iterate over lists
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prints:
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dog is a mammal
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cat is a mammal
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mouse is a mammal
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"""
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for animal in ["dog", "cat", "mouse"]:
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# You can use format() to interpolate formatted strings
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print("{} is a mammal".format(animal))
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"""
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"range(number)" returns an iterable of numbers
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from zero to the given number
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prints:
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0
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1
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2
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3
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"""
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for i in range(4):
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print(i)
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"""
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"range(lower, upper)" returns an iterable of numbers
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from the lower number to the upper number
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prints:
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4
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5
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6
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7
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"""
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for i in range(4, 8):
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print(i)
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"""
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"range(lower, upper, step)" returns an iterable of numbers
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from the lower number to the upper number, while incrementing
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by step. If step is not indicated, the default value is 1.
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prints:
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4
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6
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"""
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for i in range(4, 8, 2):
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print(i)
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"""
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While loops go until a condition is no longer met.
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prints:
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0
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1
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2
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3
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"""
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x = 0
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while x < 4:
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print(x)
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x += 1 # Shorthand for x = x + 1
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# Handle exceptions with a try/except block
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try:
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# Use "raise" to raise an error
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raise IndexError("This is an index error")
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except IndexError as e:
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pass # Pass is just a no-op. Usually you would do recovery here.
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except (TypeError, NameError):
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pass # Multiple exceptions can be handled together, if required.
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else: # Optional clause to the try/except block. Must follow all except blocks
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print("All good!") # Runs only if the code in try raises no exceptions
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finally: # Execute under all circumstances
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print("We can clean up resources here")
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# Instead of try/finally to cleanup resources you can use a with statement
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with open("myfile.txt") as f:
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for line in f:
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print(line)
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# Python offers a fundamental abstraction called the Iterable.
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# An iterable is an object that can be treated as a sequence.
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# The object returned the range function, is an iterable.
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filled_dict = {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3}
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our_iterable = filled_dict.keys()
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print(our_iterable) # => dict_keys(['one', 'two', 'three']). This is an object that implements our Iterable interface.
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# We can loop over it.
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for i in our_iterable:
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print(i) # Prints one, two, three
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# However we cannot address elements by index.
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our_iterable[1] # Raises a TypeError
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# An iterable is an object that knows how to create an iterator.
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our_iterator = iter(our_iterable)
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# Our iterator is an object that can remember the state as we traverse through it.
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# We get the next object with "next()".
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next(our_iterator) # => "one"
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# It maintains state as we iterate.
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next(our_iterator) # => "two"
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next(our_iterator) # => "three"
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# After the iterator has returned all of its data, it gives you a StopIteration Exception
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next(our_iterator) # Raises StopIteration
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# You can grab all the elements of an iterator by calling list() on it.
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list(filled_dict.keys()) # => Returns ["one", "two", "three"]
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####################################################
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## 4. Functions
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####################################################
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# Use "def" to create new functions
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def add(x, y):
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print("x is {} and y is {}".format(x, y))
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return x + y # Return values with a return statement
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# Calling functions with parameters
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add(5, 6) # => prints out "x is 5 and y is 6" and returns 11
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# Another way to call functions is with keyword arguments
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add(y=6, x=5) # Keyword arguments can arrive in any order.
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# You can define functions that take a variable number of
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# positional arguments
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def varargs(*args):
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return args
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varargs(1, 2, 3) # => (1, 2, 3)
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# You can define functions that take a variable number of
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# keyword arguments, as well
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def keyword_args(**kwargs):
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return kwargs
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# Let's call it to see what happens
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keyword_args(big="foot", loch="ness") # => {"big": "foot", "loch": "ness"}
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# You can do both at once, if you like
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def all_the_args(*args, **kwargs):
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print(args)
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print(kwargs)
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"""
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all_the_args(1, 2, a=3, b=4) prints:
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(1, 2)
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{"a": 3, "b": 4}
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"""
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# When calling functions, you can do the opposite of args/kwargs!
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# Use * to expand tuples and use ** to expand kwargs.
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args = (1, 2, 3, 4)
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kwargs = {"a": 3, "b": 4}
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all_the_args(*args) # equivalent to foo(1, 2, 3, 4)
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all_the_args(**kwargs) # equivalent to foo(a=3, b=4)
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all_the_args(*args, **kwargs) # equivalent to foo(1, 2, 3, 4, a=3, b=4)
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# Returning multiple values (with tuple assignments)
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def swap(x, y):
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return y, x # Return multiple values as a tuple without the parenthesis.
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# (Note: parenthesis have been excluded but can be included)
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x = 1
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y = 2
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x, y = swap(x, y) # => x = 2, y = 1
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# (x, y) = swap(x,y) # Again parenthesis have been excluded but can be included.
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# Function Scope
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x = 5
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def set_x(num):
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# Local var x not the same as global variable x
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x = num # => 43
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print (x) # => 43
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def set_global_x(num):
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global x
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print (x) # => 5
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x = num # global var x is now set to 6
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print (x) # => 6
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set_x(43)
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set_global_x(6)
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# Python has first class functions
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def create_adder(x):
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def adder(y):
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return x + y
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return adder
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add_10 = create_adder(10)
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add_10(3) # => 13
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# There are also anonymous functions
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(lambda x: x > 2)(3) # => True
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(lambda x, y: x ** 2 + y ** 2)(2, 1) # => 5
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# There are built-in higher order functions
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list(map(add_10, [1, 2, 3])) # => [11, 12, 13]
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list(map(max, [1, 2, 3], [4, 2, 1])) # => [4, 2, 3]
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list(filter(lambda x: x > 5, [3, 4, 5, 6, 7])) # => [6, 7]
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# We can use list comprehensions for nice maps and filters
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# List comprehension stores the output as a list which can itself be a nested list
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[add_10(i) for i in [1, 2, 3]] # => [11, 12, 13]
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[x for x in [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] if x > 5] # => [6, 7]
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# You can construct set and dict comprehensions as well.
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{x for x in 'abcddeef' if x not in 'abc'} # => {'d', 'e', 'f'}
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{x: x**2 for x in range(5)} # => {0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9, 4: 16}
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####################################################
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## 5. Modules
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####################################################
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# You can import modules
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import math
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print(math.sqrt(16)) # => 4.0
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# You can get specific functions from a module
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from math import ceil, floor
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print(ceil(3.7)) # => 4.0
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print(floor(3.7)) # => 3.0
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# You can import all functions from a module.
|
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# Warning: this is not recommended
|
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from math import *
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# You can shorten module names
|
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import math as m
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math.sqrt(16) == m.sqrt(16) # => True
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|
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# Python modules are just ordinary python files. You
|
|
# can write your own, and import them. The name of the
|
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# module is the same as the name of the file.
|
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|
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# You can find out which functions and attributes
|
|
# defines a module.
|
|
import math
|
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dir(math)
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|
|
|
# If you have a Python script named math.py in the same
|
|
# folder as your current script, the file math.py will
|
|
# be loaded instead of the built-in Python module.
|
|
# This happens because the local folder has priority
|
|
# over Python's built-in libraries.
|
|
|
|
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|
####################################################
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|
## 6. Classes
|
|
####################################################
|
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|
|
# We use the "class" operator to get a class
|
|
class Human:
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|
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# A class attribute. It is shared by all instances of this class
|
|
species = "H. sapiens"
|
|
|
|
# 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. Methods(or objects or attributes) like: __init__, __str__,
|
|
# __repr__ etc. are called magic methods (or sometimes called dunder methods)
|
|
# 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
|
|
|
|
# Initialize property
|
|
self._age = 0
|
|
|
|
# An instance method. All methods take "self" as the first argument
|
|
def say(self, msg):
|
|
print ("{name}: {message}".format(name=self.name, message=msg))
|
|
|
|
# Another instance method
|
|
def sing(self):
|
|
return 'yo... yo... microphone check... one two... one two...'
|
|
|
|
# A class method is shared among all instances
|
|
# They are called with the calling class as the first argument
|
|
@classmethod
|
|
def get_species(cls):
|
|
return cls.species
|
|
|
|
# A static method is called without a class or instance reference
|
|
@staticmethod
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
# When a Python interpreter reads a source file it executes all its code.
|
|
# This __name__ check makes sure this code block is only executed when this
|
|
# module is the main program.
|
|
if __name__ == '__main__':
|
|
# Instantiate a class
|
|
i = Human(name="Ian")
|
|
i.say("hi") # "Ian: hi"
|
|
j = Human("Joel")
|
|
j.say("hello") # "Joel: hello"
|
|
# i and j are instances of type Human, or in other words: they are Human objects
|
|
|
|
# Call our class method
|
|
i.say(i.get_species()) # "Ian: H. sapiens"
|
|
# Change the shared attribute
|
|
Human.species = "H. neanderthalensis"
|
|
i.say(i.get_species()) # => "Ian: H. neanderthalensis"
|
|
j.say(j.get_species()) # => "Joel: H. neanderthalensis"
|
|
|
|
# Call the static method
|
|
print(Human.grunt()) # => "*grunt*"
|
|
|
|
# Cannot call static method with instance of object
|
|
# because i.grunt() will automatically put "self" (the object i) as an argument
|
|
print(i.grunt()) # => TypeError: grunt() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given
|
|
|
|
# Update the property for this instance
|
|
i.age = 42
|
|
# Get the property
|
|
i.say(i.age) # => "Ian: 42"
|
|
j.say(j.age) # => "Joel: 0"
|
|
# Delete the property
|
|
del i.age
|
|
# i.age # => this would raise an AttributeError
|
|
|
|
|
|
####################################################
|
|
## 6.1 Multiple Inheritance
|
|
####################################################
|
|
|
|
# Another class definition
|
|
class Bat:
|
|
|
|
species = 'Baty'
|
|
|
|
def __init__(self, can_fly=True):
|
|
self.fly = can_fly
|
|
|
|
# This class also has a say method
|
|
def say(self, msg):
|
|
msg = '... ... ...'
|
|
return msg
|
|
|
|
# And its own method as well
|
|
def sonar(self):
|
|
return '))) ... ((('
|
|
|
|
if __name__ == '__main__':
|
|
b = Bat()
|
|
print(b.say('hello'))
|
|
print(b.fly)
|
|
|
|
# To take advantage of modularization by file you could place the classes above in their own files,
|
|
# say, human.py and bat.py
|
|
|
|
# to import functions from other files use the following format
|
|
# from "filename-without-extension" import "function-or-class"
|
|
|
|
# superhero.py
|
|
from human import Human
|
|
from bat import Bat
|
|
|
|
# Batman inherits from both Human and Bat
|
|
class Batman(Human, Bat):
|
|
|
|
# Batman has its own value for the species class attribute
|
|
species = 'Superhero'
|
|
|
|
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
|
|
# Typically to inherit attributes you have to call super:
|
|
#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.
|
|
# The use of *args and **kwargs allows for a clean way to pass arguments,
|
|
# with each parent "peeling a layer of the onion".
|
|
Human.__init__(self, 'anonymous', *args, **kwargs)
|
|
Bat.__init__(self, *args, can_fly=False, **kwargs)
|
|
# override the value for the name attribute
|
|
self.name = 'Sad Affleck'
|
|
|
|
def sing(self):
|
|
return 'nan nan nan nan nan batman!'
|
|
|
|
|
|
if __name__ == '__main__':
|
|
sup = Batman()
|
|
|
|
# Instance type checks
|
|
if isinstance(sup, Human):
|
|
print('I am human')
|
|
if isinstance(sup, Bat):
|
|
print('I am bat')
|
|
if type(sup) is Batman:
|
|
print('I am Batman')
|
|
|
|
# Get the Method Resolution search Order used by both getattr() and super().
|
|
# This attribute is dynamic and can be updated
|
|
print(Batman.__mro__) # => (<class '__main__.Batman'>, <class 'human.Human'>, <class 'bat.Bat'>, <class 'object'>)
|
|
|
|
# Calls parent method but uses its own class attribute
|
|
print(sup.get_species()) # => Superhero
|
|
|
|
# Calls overloaded method
|
|
print(sup.sing()) # => nan nan nan nan nan batman!
|
|
|
|
# Calls method from Human, because inheritance order matters
|
|
sup.say('I agree') # => Sad Affleck: I agree
|
|
|
|
# Call method that exists only in 2nd ancestor
|
|
print(sup.sonar()) # => ))) ... (((
|
|
|
|
# Inherited class attribute
|
|
sup.age = 100
|
|
print(sup.age)
|
|
|
|
# Inherited attribute from 2nd ancestor whose default value was overridden.
|
|
print('Can I fly? ' + str(sup.fly))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
####################################################
|
|
## 7. Advanced
|
|
####################################################
|
|
|
|
# Generators help you make lazy code.
|
|
def double_numbers(iterable):
|
|
for i in iterable:
|
|
yield i + i
|
|
|
|
# Generators are memory-efficient because they only load the data needed to
|
|
# process the next value in the iterable. This allows them to perform
|
|
# operations on otherwise prohibitively large value ranges.
|
|
# NOTE: `range` replaces `xrange` in Python 3.
|
|
for i in double_numbers(range(1, 900000000)): # `range` is a generator.
|
|
print(i)
|
|
if i >= 30:
|
|
break
|
|
|
|
# Just as you can create a list comprehension, you can create generator
|
|
# comprehensions as well.
|
|
values = (-x for x in [1,2,3,4,5])
|
|
for x in values:
|
|
print(x) # prints -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 to console/terminal
|
|
|
|
# You can also cast a generator comprehension directly to a list.
|
|
values = (-x for x in [1,2,3,4,5])
|
|
gen_to_list = list(values)
|
|
print(gen_to_list) # => [-1, -2, -3, -4, -5]
|
|
|
|
|
|
# Decorators
|
|
# In this example `beg` wraps `say`. If say_please is True then it
|
|
# will change the returned message.
|
|
from functools import wraps
|
|
|
|
|
|
def beg(target_function):
|
|
@wraps(target_function)
|
|
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
|
|
msg, say_please = target_function(*args, **kwargs)
|
|
if say_please:
|
|
return "{} {}".format(msg, "Please! I am poor :(")
|
|
return msg
|
|
|
|
return wrapper
|
|
|
|
|
|
@beg
|
|
def say(say_please=False):
|
|
msg = "Can you buy me a beer?"
|
|
return msg, say_please
|
|
|
|
|
|
print(say()) # Can you buy me a beer?
|
|
print(say(say_please=True)) # Can you buy me a beer? Please! I am poor :(
|
|
```
|
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