Introduction to Python 3.x

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About this Course
Welcome
Classroom etiquette
Course outline
Student files
Extracting the student files
Examples
Lab exercises
Appendices

An Overview of Python
What is Python?
The Birth of Python
Python Timeline
About Interpreted Languages
Advantages of Python
Disadvantages of Python
How to Get Python
How to Get Python?
The end of 2.x
Getting Help
Pydoc
Using Pydoc

The Python Environment

Starting Python
If the Interpreter is Not in Your PATHs
Using the Interpreter
Trying Out a Few Commands
The help() Command
Running a Python Script
Python Scripts on Unix
Python Scripts on Windows
Python Editors and IDEs

Getting Started

Using Variables
Keywords
Built-in Functions
Variable Typing
Strings
Single-delimited String Literals
Triple-delimited String Literals
Raw String Literals
Unicode Characters
String Operators and Methods
Numeric Literals
Math Operators and Expressions
Converting Among Types
Writing to the Screen
String Formatting
Command Line Parameters
Reading From the Keyboard

Flow Control

About Flow Control
What’s with the White Space
If and Elif
Conditional Expressions
Relational Operators
Boolean Operators
While Loops
Alternate Ways to Exit a Loop

Sequences

About Sequences
Lists
Tuples
Indexing and Slicing
Iterating Through aSequence
Using Enumerate()
Functions for All Sequences
Keywords and Operators for All Sequences
The Range() Function
Nested Sequences
List Comprehensions
Generator Expressions

Working with files

Text File I/O
Opening aText File
The With Block
Reading aText File
Writing to a Text File
Non-Delimited (Raw) Data

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Dictionaries and Sets

About Dictionaries
When to Use Dictionaries
Creating Dictionaries
Getting Dictionary Values
Iterating Through aDictionary
Reading File Data into aDictionary
Counting with aDictionary
About Sets
Creating Sets
Working with Sets

Functions

Defning a Function
Function Parameters
Returning Values
Variable Scope

Sorting

Sorting
The Sorted() Function
Alternate Keys
Lambda Functions
Sorting Nested Data
\Sorting Dictionaries
Sorting in Reverse
Sorting Lists in Place

Using Modules

Regular Expressions
RE Syntax Overview
RE Objects
Searching for Patterns
Matching Without Re Objects
Compilation Fags
Grouping
Special Groups
Replacing Text
Splitting a String

Using the Standard Library

The Sys Module
Interpreter Information
STDIO
Launching External Programs
Paths, Directories, and Filenames
Walking Directory Trees
Grabbing Web Pages
Sending E-Mail
Math Functions
Random Values
Dates And Times
Zipped Archives

An Introduction to Python Classes

About O-O Programming
Defining Classes
Initializers
Instance Methods
Properties
Class Methods and Data
Static Methods
Private Methods
Inheritance
Untangling the Nomenclature

Bonus Exercises

Appendix A: Bibliography
Appendix B: Python Gotchas
Appendix C: String Formatting