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Learn Python in 7 Days

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Learn Python in 7 Days

Overview of this book

Python is a great language to get started in the world of programming and application development. This book will help you to take your skills to the next level having a good knowledge of the fundamentals of Python. We begin with the absolute foundation, covering the basic syntax, type variables and operators. We'll then move on to concepts like statements, arrays, operators, string processing and I/O handling. You’ll be able to learn how to operate tuples and understand the functions and methods of lists. We’ll help you develop a deep understanding of list and tuples and learn python dictionary. As you progress through the book, you’ll learn about function parameters and how to use control statements with the loop. You’ll further learn how to create modules and packages, storing of data as well as handling errors. We later dive into advanced level concepts such as Python collections and how to use class, methods, objects in python. By the end of this book, you will be able to take your skills to the next level having a good knowledge of the fundamentals of Python.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
2
Type Variables and Operators

Chapter 4. Lists

In this chapter, we will cover Python lists, list functions, and list methods.

In the real world, we often make lists, such as daily to-do lists, a list of players of the Cricket team, a guest list for a wedding, lists of food, and so on. 

Like tuple, a list is also a built-in data structure available in Python. It can contain heterogeneous values such as integers, floats, strings, tuples, lists, and dictionaries. However, Python lists are mutable; yes, they can change.

The following are the characteristics of a Python list:

  • Values are ordered
  • Mutable
  • A list can hold any number of values
  • A list can add, remove, and alter the values