Python_crib_notes.md

Grums Python Crib Notes

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Summary notes of basic Python info, with code examples.

• Literals

  • bool
  • Numerics
  • Strings

• Collections (implemented Sequences)

  • Array module - alternative to List
    • May be needed to interface with C code, otherwise avoid
  • Dict
  • List [x,y]
  • NumPy module arrays for matrices
  • Set and Frozenset
  • Tuple

• Basic language

  • Language structure
  • Operators
  • Variables and Types
  • Functions, Closures and Decorators
  • Control Flow, Iteration, Generators and zip()
  • Exceptions
  • *args, **kwargs, * and **

• OO, packaging and virtual environments

  • Classes and Objects
    • self vs cls: Instance, Class, and Static Methods Demystified
  • Modules, packages and import
  • venv virtual environments with package versioning using pip-tools, pip-compile and pip-sync

• Functools

  • parital

• Misc

  • I/O
  • Useful examples
    • Logging
    • Time out alarm
  • Useful commands
    • Print class doc string print(double.__doc__)
    • pass - do nothing when needed
  • Tips and tricks