Introduction to Python 2.7

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1. Python Basics

Running Python Hello, World!

Literals

Python Comments

Data Types

Variables

Writing a Python Module

print() Function

Named Arguments

Collecting User Input

Getting Help

2. Functions and Modules

Defining Functions

Variable Scope

Global Variables

Function Parameters

Returning Values

Importing Modules

3. Math

Arithmetic Operators

Modulus and Floor Division

Assignment Operators

Built-in Math Functions

The math Module

The random Module

Seeding

4. Python Strings

Quotation Marks and Special Characters

String Indexing

Slicing Strings

Concatenation and Repetition

Common String Methods

String Formatting

Built-in String Functions

Coordinating Threads

Interrupting Threads

Runnable Interface

ThreadGroups

4. Thread Synchronization and Concurrency

Race Conditions

Deadlocks

Synchronized

Blocks

Synchronized Collections

Thread-Aware Collections

Thread Communication — wait()

Thread Communication — notify()

Executor Callable

5. Advanced I/O – Object Serialization

What is Serialization?

Serializable

Objects

Writing an Object

Reading an Object

Handling Exceptions

Customizing Serialization

Controlling Serialization

Versioning

6. Advanced I/O – New I/O

The java.nio package

Buffers and Channels

Buffer Implementations

Buffer Methods

ByteBuffer Methods

FileChannel

File Locking

MappedByteBuffer

Transferring Data between Channels

Character Sets

Synchronized Methods

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5. Iterables: Sequences, Dictionaries, and Sets

Definitions Sequences

Unpacking Sequences

Dictionaries

The len() Function

Sets

6. Flow Control

Conditional Statements

The is and is not Operators

Python’s Ternary

Operator Loops in Python

The enumerate() Function

Generators

List Comprehensions *args and **kwargs

7. File Processing

Opening Files

The os and os.path Modules

8. Exception Handling

Wildcard except Clauses

Getting Information on Exceptions

The else Clause

The finally Clause

Using Exceptions for Flow Control

Exception Hierarchy

9. Dates and Times

Understanding Time

The time Module

The datetime Module