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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 2. Type Variables and Operators

In the last chapter, you learned a little bit about the history of Python. You learned the steps to install Python and some basic syntax of the language. In the basic syntax, you learned about types of comments that can be used in the code, various types of quotes, escape sequence that can be handy, and finally, you learned about the formatting of strings. In this chapter, you will learn about assignment statements, arithmetic operators, comparison operators, assignment operators, bitwise operators, logical operators, membership operators, and identity operators.