# [ Python Basics ] [ cheatsheet ]

1. Basic Syntax and Operations

● Print Statements: print("Hello, World!")

● Comments: # This is a single-line comment
● Multi-line Comments: '''This is a multi-line comment''' or """This is
also a multi-line comment"""
● Variable Assignment: x = 10
● Data Types: int, float, str, bool
● Type Checking: type(variable)
● Type Conversion: int("5"), str(20)
● Arithmetic Operations: +, -, *, /, // (integer division), % (modulus),
** (exponentiation)
● Increment/Decrement: x += 1, x -= 1
● String Concatenation: 'Hello' + ' ' + 'World'
● String Multiplication: 'Python' * 3
● Input from User: input("Enter your name: ")

2. Data Structures

● List Creation: my_list = [1, 2, 3]

● Append to List: my_list.append(4)
● Insert into List: my_list.insert(1, 'a')
● Remove from List: my_list.remove('a')
● List Slicing: my_list[1:3]
● Sort List: sorted(my_list), my_list.sort()
● Dictionary Creation: my_dict = {'key': 'value'}
● Access Dictionary Items: my_dict['key']
● Add/Update Dictionary Item: my_dict['new_key'] = 'new_value'
● Remove Dictionary Item: del my_dict['key']
● Tuple Creation: my_tuple = (1, 2, 3)
● Set Creation: my_set = {1, 2, 3}
● Add to Set: my_set.add(4)
● Remove from Set: my_set.remove(1)

3. Control Flow

● If Statement: if condition:
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 ● If-Else Statement: if condition: else:
● If-Elif-Else Statement: if condition: elif condition: else:
● For Loop: for item in iterable:
● While Loop: while condition:
● Break: break
● Continue: continue
● Pass: pass
● List Comprehension: [expression for item in list]
● Dictionary Comprehension: {key: value for item in list}

4. Functions and Modules

● Defining a Function: def my_function():

● Function with Parameters: def my_function(param1, param2):
● Return Statement: return x
● Default Parameter Value: def my_function(param1, param2=5):
● Variable Length Arguments: def my_function(*args):, def
my_function(**kwargs):
● Importing a Module: import math
● Importing Specific Functions: from math import sqrt
● Creating a Module: Save your functions in a .py file
● Using Pip: pip install package_name

5. Error Handling

● Try-Except: try: except Exception:

● Multiple Except Blocks: try: except TypeError: except ValueError:
● Finally Block: try: except Exception: finally:
● Raise an Error: raise ValueError("A value error occurred")

6. File Handling

● Open a File: file = open('file.txt', 'r')

● Read a File: file.read()
● Write to a File: file = open('file.txt', 'w'); file.write("Hello,
World!")
● Append to a File: file = open('file.txt', 'a'); file.write("Hello,
again!")
● Close a File: file.close()
● With Statement (Context Manager): with open('file.txt', 'r') as file:

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 ● Read Lines from a File: file.readlines()

7. Object-Oriented Programming

● Defining a Class: class MyClass:

● Creating an Object: my_object = MyClass()
● Constructor Method: def __init__(self, param1):
● Instance Methods: def my_method(self):
● Class Variables: class MyClass: variable = "value"
● Inheritance: class DerivedClass(BaseClass):
● Method Overriding: def my_method(self): in derived class
● Access Modifiers: public, _protected, __private

8. Advanced Topics

● Lambda Functions: lambda arguments: expression

● Map Function: map(lambda x: x*2, [1, 2, 3, 4])
● Filter Function: filter(lambda x: x%2 == 0, [1, 2, 3, 4])
● Reduce Function: from functools import reduce; reduce(lambda x, y: x+y,
[1, 2, 3, 4])
● Generators: def my_generator(): yield x
● Decorators: def my_decorator(func):
● Context Managers: class MyContextManager: def __enter__(): def
__exit__():
● Regular Expressions: import re; re.search('pattern', 'string')
● Multithreading: from threading import Thread; my_thread =
Thread(target=my_function)
● Multiprocessing: from multiprocessing import Process; my_process =
Process(target=my_function)

9. Libraries and Frameworks

● Using NumPy: import numpy as np; np.array([1, 2, 3])

● Using Pandas: import pandas as pd; pd.DataFrame({'col1': [1, 2], 'col2':
[3, 4]})
● Using Matplotlib: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt; plt.plot([1, 2, 3],
[4, 5, 6])
● Using SciPy: from scipy.optimize import minimize
● Using Scikit-learn: from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression

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10. Date and Time

● Current Date and Time: from datetime import datetime; datetime.now()

● Specific Date: from datetime import date; date(2020, 1, 1)
● Formatting Date and Time: datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
● Parsing Date and Time Strings: datetime.strptime('2020-01-01',
'%Y-%m-%d')
● Timedelta Objects: from datetime import timedelta; timedelta(days=1)

11. File Paths and Directories

● List Files in Directory: import os; os.listdir('path/to/directory')

● Check if File Exists: os.path.exists('file.txt')
● Create a Directory: os.makedirs('new_directory')
● Change Current Working Directory: os.chdir('path/to/directory')
● Path Join: os.path.join('directory', 'file.txt')

12. Environment and System

● System Commands: import os; os.system('command')

● Environment Variables: os.environ.get('VARIABLE_NAME')
● Current Working Directory: os.getcwd()
● Executing Shell Commands: import subprocess; subprocess.run(['ls', '-l'])

13. Networking

● Simple HTTP Requests: import requests; response =

requests.get('http://example.com')
● Parsing HTML: from bs4 import BeautifulSoup; soup =
BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
● Socket Client: import socket; s = socket.socket(); s.connect(('hostname',
port))

14. Debugging and Profiling

● Print Debugging: print("Debug: ", variable)

● Using pdb: import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
● Profiling Python Code: import cProfile; cProfile.run('function()')

15. Testing

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 ● Writing Unit Tests: import unittest; class
TestMyFunction(unittest.TestCase):
● Running a Test Case: if __name__ == '__main__': unittest.main()
● Assertions in Tests: self.assertEqual(function_to_test(input),
expected_output)

16. Virtual Environments

● Creating a Virtual Environment: python -m venv myenv

● Activating a Virtual Environment: source myenv/bin/activate (Linux/Mac),
myenv\Scripts\activate (Windows)
● Deactivating a Virtual Environment: deactivate

17. Packaging and Distribution

● Creating a Package: Organize your code in a directory with an

__init__.py file.
● Setup Script: Writing a setup.py for package distribution.
● Installing Your Package: pip install . in your package directory.
● Uploading to PyPI: python setup.py sdist upload

18. Advanced String Formatting

● Formatted String Literals (f-strings): name = "World"; f"Hello, {name}!"

● String Format Method: "{0}, {1}".format('Hello', 'World')
● Percent (%) Formatting: "%s, %s" % ('Hello', 'World')

19. Comprehensions Beyond Lists

● Set Comprehensions: {x for x in 'hello world' if x not in 'aeiou'}

● Dictionary Comprehensions: {k: v for k, v in [('key1', 1), ('key2', 2)]}

20. Itertools and More Functional Tools

● Itertools for Combining Data: import itertools; itertools.chain([1, 2],

[3, 4])
● Functional Programming Tools: map, filter, functools.reduce

21. Lambda Functions

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 ● Simple Lambda Function: square = lambda x: x**2; square(5)
● Lambda with Multiple Arguments: add = lambda x, y: x + y; add(2, 3)
● Lambda in Sorted: sorted([(1, 'b'), (2, 'a')], key=lambda x: x[1])

22. Error and Exception Handling

● Basic Try-Except: try: 1/0; except ZeroDivisionError: print("Cannot

divide by zero")
● Try-Except-Else: try: result = x / y; except ZeroDivisionError:
print("Error"); else: print("Result is", result)
● Try-Except-Finally: try: f = open('file.txt'); except IOError:
print("Error opening file"); finally: f.close()
● Raising Exceptions: if x < 0: raise ValueError("x must be non-negative")

23. Iterators and Generators

● Creating an Iterator: iter_obj = iter([1, 2, 3]); next(iter_obj)

● Building Generators: def my_gen(): yield 'a'; yield 'b'; for letter in
my_gen(): print(letter)
● Generator Expression: (x*x for x in range(3))

24. Decorators

● Simple Decorator: def my_decorator(func): def wrapper():

print("Something"); func(); return wrapper
● Using Decorators: @my_decorator; def say_hello(): print("Hello")
● Decorator with Arguments: def repeat(n): def decorator(func): def
wrapper(*args, **kwargs): for _ in range(n): func(*args, **kwargs);
return wrapper; return decorator

25. Context Managers

● Using with Statement: with open('file.txt', 'r') as f: print(f.read())

● Creating a Context Manager: from contextlib import contextmanager;
@contextmanager; def my_context(): print('Enter'); yield 'example';
print('Exit')

26. Modules and Packages

● Importing a Module: import math; math.sqrt(4)

● Selective Import: from math import sqrt; sqrt(4)

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 ● Importing with Alias: import numpy as np; np.array([1, 2, 3])
● Creating a Package: Create a directory with an __init__.py file and other
module files.

27. Regular Expressions

● Matching Strings: import re; re.match('p', 'python')

● Search Within Strings: re.search('n', 'python')
● Replacing Strings: re.sub('python', 'cython', 'I love python')
● Compiling Patterns: pattern = re.compile('python'); pattern.findall('I
love python')

28. Data Serialization

● JSON Serialization: import json; json.dumps({'name': 'John', 'age': 30})

● JSON Deserialization: json.loads('{"name": "John", "age": 30}')
● Pickle Serialization: import pickle; pickle.dumps(obj)
● Pickle Deserialization: pickle.loads(pickled_data)

29. Multithreading and Multiprocessing

● Creating Threads: from threading import Thread; t =

Thread(target=function_name); t.start()
● Creating Processes: from multiprocessing import Process; p =
Process(target=function_name); p.start()
● Joining Threads: t.join()
● Joining Processes: p.join()

30. Asynchronous Programming

● Basic Coroutine: import asyncio; async def main(): await

asyncio.sleep(1); print('done')
● Running Async Code: asyncio.run(main())
● Async/Await with Functions: async def fetch_data(): data = await
some_async_operation(); return data

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