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At this point, you should be able to write programs that ask for input, perform simple calculations, and output the results. The programming practice below ties together most topics presented in the chapter If present, prompt is output to the user. The function then reads a line of input from the user
Chapter 2
Expressions and statements can be run interactively using a shell Input strings can be converted to other types. Strings can be concatenated with other types.
Chapter 3
A string is a sequence of values that represents Unicode code points An index refers to the position of a value in a sequence (string, list, tuple) F-strings are a convenient way to print multiple outputs and format integers and floats
Chapter 4
Booleans represent a value of True or False Comparison operators compare values and produce True or False Logical operators take condition operand(s) and produce True or False
Chapter 5
A loop else statement runs after the loop's execution is completed without being interrupted by a break statement A break statement is used within a for or a while loop to allow the program execution to exit the loop once a given condition is triggered A while loop runs a set of statements, known as the loop body, while a given condition, known as the loop expression, is true
Chapter 6
Functions are named blocks of code that perform tasks when called and make programs more organized and optimized Control flow is the sequence of program execution. Control flow moves between calling code and function code when a function is called
Chapter 7
Modules often include the line if __name__ == "__main__" to prevent code from running as a side effect when the module is imported by other programs When working in a shell, the help () function can be used to look up the documentation for a module. The documentation is generated from the docstrings
Chapter 8
Logical operators can be used to compare two string values. String comparison is done by comparing corresponding ASCII values of characters in the order of appearance in the string String indexing is used to access a character or a sequence of characters in the string
Chapter 9
The copy() method is used to create a copy of a list Lists are mutable and can be easily modified by using append() , remove() , and pop() operations Lists are iterable and can be iterated using an iterator or element indexes The sort() operation arranges the elements of a list in ascending order if all elements of the list are of the same type
Chapter 10
A dictionary in Python is a container object including key-value pairs The dict type implements a dictionary in Python A dictionary is a mutable object but keys in the dictionary must be immutable objects
Chapter 11
Instances of a class type represent objects and are created using __init__() Object-oriented programming involves grouping related fields and procedures into objects using data abstraction and encapsulation Classes define a type of object with attributes and methods
Chapter 12
Demonstrate how recursion uses simpler solutions to build a bigger solution Demonstrate how to compute a recursive solution for the factorial function Demonstrate the use of recursion to solve a string problem
Chapter 13
Inheritance describes an is-a relationship between classes. One class, the subclass, inherits from another class, the superclass Subclasses can access inherited attributes and methods directly
Chapter 14
Exceptions that cause a program to terminate can be handled using try and except Raising an exception is an alternative way to return from a function when an error occurs
Chapter 15
The data science life cycle is the framework followed by data scientists to complete a data science project The data science life cycle includes 1) data acquisition, 2) data exploration, 3) data analysis, and 4) reporting Data science is a multidisciplinary field that combines collection, processing, and analysis of large volumes of data to extract insights and drive informed decision-making
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