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Python Seminar

This document provides an introduction to the Python programming language. It covers Python's history and key features, including its multi-purpose capabilities, object oriented nature, dynamic typing, batteries included philosophy, cross-platform usage, popular applications, syntax elements like indentation and comments, core data types, operators and control flow, functions, classes and inheritance, modules and imports, error handling, documentation tools, web frameworks, IDEs, and package management. The goal is to give an overview of Python's background, capabilities, and ecosystem for newcomers to the language.

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Python Seminar

This document provides an introduction to the Python programming language. It covers Python's history and key features, including its multi-purpose capabilities, object oriented nature, dynamic typing, batteries included philosophy, cross-platform usage, popular applications, syntax elements like indentation and comments, core data types, operators and control flow, functions, classes and inheritance, modules and imports, error handling, documentation tools, web frameworks, IDEs, and package management. The goal is to give an overview of Python's background, capabilities, and ecosystem for newcomers to the language.

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Introduction to Python

 A readable, dynamic, pleasant,


 flexible, fast and powerful language
Overview

 Background
 Syntax
 Types / Operators / Control Flow
 Functions
 Classes
 Tools
What is Python

 Multi-purpose (Web, GUI, Scripting, etc.)


 Object Oriented
 Interpreted
 Strongly typed and Dynamically typed
 Focus on readability and productivity
Features

 Batteries Included
 Everything is an Object
 Interactive Shell
 Strong Introspection
 Cross Platform
 CPython, Jython, IronPython, PyPy
Who Uses Python

 Google (Youtube)
 NASA
 Dropbox
 IBM
 Instagram
 Mozilla
Who Uses Python

 Yahoo
 Quora
 Reddit
 Red Hat
 Git Hub
 Cisco
 … List goes on …
Releases

 Created in 1989 by Guido Van Rossum


 Python 1.0 released in 1994
 Python 2.0 released in 2000
 Python 3.0 released in 2008
 Python 2.7 is the recommended version
 3.7 version is Latest
Syntax
Hello World

hello_world.py
Indentation

 Most languages don’t care about indentation


 Most humans do
 We tend to group similar things together
 Indentation Allow to Code Beautifully
Indentation
The else here actually belongs to the 2nd if
statement
Indentation

Text

Python embraces
indentation
Comments
Types
Strings
Numbers
Null
Lists
Lists
Dictionaries
Dictionary Methods
Booleans
Operators
Arithmetic
String Manipulation
Logical Comparison
Identity Comparison
Arithmetic Comparison
Control Flow
Conditionals
For Loop
Expanded For Loop
While Loop
List Comprehensions

 Useful for replacing simple for-loops.


Functions
Basic Function
Function Arguments
Arbitrary Arguments
Fibonacci
Fibonacci Generator
Classes
Class Declaration
Class Attributes

 Attributes assigned at class declaration should always be


immutable
Class Methods
Class Instantiation &
Attribute Access
Class Inheritance
Python’s Way

 No interfaces
 No real private attributes/functions
 Private attributes start (but do not end) with double
underscores.
 Special class methods start and end with double
underscores.
 __init__, __doc__, __cmp__, __str__
Imports

 Allows code isolation and re-use


 Adds references to variables/classes/functions/etc.
into current namespace
Imports
More Imports
Error Handling
Documentation
Docstrings
Tools
Web Frameworks

 Django
 Flask
 Pylons
 TurboGears
 Zope
 Grok
IDEs

 Emacs
 Vim
 Komodo
 PyCharm
 Eclipse (PyDev)
Package Management
Resources

 http://python.org/
 http://diveintopython.org/
 http://djangoproject.com/
Questions?
Thanks!

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