Python Glossary
This is a list of all the features explained in the Python Tutorial.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Indentation | Indentation refers to the spaces at the beginning of a code line |
| Comments | Comments are code lines that will not be executed |
| Multiline Comments | How to insert comments on multiple lines |
| Creating Variables | Variables are containers for storing data values |
| Variable Names | How to name your variables |
| Assign Values to Multiple Variables | How to assign values to multiple variables |
| Output Variables | Use the print statement to output variables |
| String Concatenation | How to combine strings |
| Global Variables | Global variables are variables that belongs to the global scope |
| Built-In Data Types | Python has a set of built-in data types |
| Getting Data Type | How to get the data type of an object |
| Setting Data Type | How to set the data type of an object |
| Numbers | There are three numeric types in Python |
| Int | The integer number type |
| Float | The floating number type |
| Complex | The complex number type |
| Type Conversion | How to convert from one number type to another |
| Random Number | How to create a random number |
| Specify a Variable Type | How to specify a certain data type for a variable |
| String Literals | How to create string literals |
| Assigning a String to a Variable | How to assign a string value to a variable |
| Multiline Strings | How to create a multiline string |
| Strings are Arrays | Strings in Python are arrays of bytes representing Unicode characters |
| Slicing a String | How to slice a string |
| Negative Indexing on a String | How to use negative indexing when accessing a string |
| String Length | How to get the length of a string |
| Check In String | How to check if a string contains a specified phrase |
| Format String | How to combine two strings |
| Escape Characters | How to use escape characters |
| Boolean Values | True or False |
| Evaluate Booleans | Evaluate a value or statement and return either True or False |
| Return Boolean Value | Functions that return a Boolean value |
| Operators | Use operator to perform operations in Python |
| Arithmetic Operators | Arithmetic operator are used to perform common mathematical operations |
| Assignment Operators | Assignment operators are use to assign values to variables |
| Comparison Operators | Comparison operators are used to compare two values |
| Logical Operators | Logical operators are used to combine conditional statements |
| Identity Operators | Identity operators are used to see if two objects are in fact the same object |
| Membership Operators | Membership operators are used to test is a sequence is present in an object |
| Bitwise Operators | Bitwise operators are used to compare (binary) numbers |
| Lists | A list is an ordered, and changeable, collection |
| Access List Items | How to access items in a list |
| Change List Item | How to change the value of a list item |
| Loop Through List Items | How to loop through the items in a list |
| List Comprehension | How use a list comprehensive |
| Check if List Item Exists | How to check if a specified item is present in a list |
| List Length | How to determine the length of a list |
| Add List Items | How to add items to a list |
| Remove List Items | How to remove list items |
| Copy a List | How to copy a list |
| Join Two Lists | How to join two lists |
| Tuple | A tuple is an ordered, and unchangeable, collection |
| Access Tuple Items | How to access items in a tuple |
| Change Tuple Item | How to change the value of a tuple item |
| Loop List Items | How to loop through the items in a tuple |
| Check if Tuple Item Exists | How to check if a specified item is present in a tuple |
| Tuple Length | How to determine the length of a tuple |
| Tuple With One Item | How to create a tuple with only one item |
| Remove Tuple Items | How to remove tuple items |
| Join Two Tuples | How to join two tuples |
| Set | A set is an unordered, and unchangeable, collection |
| Access Set Items | How to access items in a set |
| Add Set Items | How to add items to a set |
| Loop Set Items | How to loop through the items in a set |
| Check if Set Item Exists | How to check if a item exists |
| Set Length | How to determine the length of a set |
| Remove Set Items | How to remove set items |
| Join Two Sets | How to join two sets |
| Dictionary | A dictionary is an unordered, and changeable, collection |
| Access Dictionary Items | How to access items in a dictionary |
| Change Dictionary Item | How to change the value of a dictionary item |
| Loop Dictionary Items | How to loop through the items in a tuple |
| Check if Dictionary Item Exists | How to check if a specified item is present in a dictionary |
| Dictionary Length | How to determine the length of a dictionary |
| Add Dictionary Item | How to add an item to a dictionary |
| Remove Dictionary Items | How to remove dictionary items |
| Copy Dictionary | How to copy a dictionary |
| Nested Dictionaries | A dictionary within a dictionary |
| If Statement | How to write an if statement |
| If Indentation | If statements in Python relies on indentation (whitespace at the beginning of a line) |
| Elif | elif is the same as "else if" in other programming languages |
| Else | How to write an if...else statement |
| Shorthand If | How to write an if statement in one line |
| Shorthand If Else | How to write an if...else statement in one line |
| If AND | Use the and keyword to combine if statements |
| If OR | Use the or keyword to combine if statements |
| If NOT | Use the not keyword to reverse the condition |
| Nested If | How to write an if statement inside an if statement |
| The pass Keyword in If | Use the pass keyword inside empty if statements |
| While | How to write a while loop |
| While Break | How to break a while loop |
| While Continue | How to stop the current iteration and continue wit the next |
| While Else | How to use an else statement in a while loop |
| For | How to write a for loop |
| Loop Through a String | How to loop through a string |
| For Break | How to break a for loop |
| For Continue | How to stop the current iteration and continue wit the next |
| Looping Through a range | How to loop through a range of values |
| For Else | How to use an else statement in a for loop |
| Nested Loops | How to write a loop inside a loop |
| For pass | Use the pass keyword inside empty for loops |
| Function | How to create a function in Python |
| Call a Function | How to call a function in Python |
| Function Arguments | How to use arguments in a function |
| *args | To deal with an unknown number of arguments in a function, use the * symbol before the parameter name |
| Keyword Arguments | How to use keyword arguments in a function |
| **kwargs | To deal with an unknown number of keyword arguments in a function, use the * symbol before the parameter name |
| Default Parameter Value | How to use a default parameter value |
| Passing a List as an Argument | How to pass a list as an argument |
| Function Return Value | How to return a value from a function |
| The pass Statement in Functions | Use the pass statement in empty functions |
| Function Recursion | Functions that can call itself is called recursive functions |
| Lambda Function | How to create anonymous functions in Python |
| Why Use Lambda Functions | Learn when to use a lambda function or not |
| Array | Lists can be used as Arrays |
| What is an Array | Arrays are variables that can hold more than one value |
| Access Arrays | How to access array items |
| Array Length | How to get the length of an array |
| Looping Array Elements | How to loop through array elements |
| Add Array Element | How to add elements from an array |
| Remove Array Element | How to remove elements from an array |
| Array Methods | Python has a set of Array/Lists methods |
| Class | A class is like an object constructor |
| Create Class | How to create a class |
| The Class __init__() Function | The __init__() function is executed when the class is initiated |
| Object Methods | Methods in objects are functions that belongs to the object |
| self | The self parameter refers to the current instance of the class |
| Modify Object Properties | How to modify properties of an object |
| Delete Object Properties | How to modify properties of an object |
| Delete Object | How to delete an object |
| Class pass Statement | Use the pass statement in empty classes |
| Create Parent Class | How to create a parent class |
| Create Child Class | How to create a child class |
| Create the __init__() Function | How to create the __init__() function |
| super Function | The super() function make the child class inherit the parent class |
| Add Class Properties | How to add a property to a class |
| Add Class Methods | How to add a method to a class |
| Iterators | An iterator is an object that contains a countable number of values |
| Iterator vs Iterable | What is the difference between an iterator and an iterable |
| Loop Through an Iterator | How to loop through the elements of an iterator |
| Create an Iterator | How to create an iterator |
| StopIteration | How to stop an iterator |
| Global Scope | When does a variable belong to the global scope? |
| Global Keyword | The global keyword makes the variable global |
| Create a Module | How to create a module |
| Variables in Modules | How to use variables in a module |
| Renaming a Module | How to rename a module |
| Built-in Modules | How to import built-in modules |
| Using the dir() Function | List all variable names and function names in a module |
| Import From Module | How to import only parts from a module |
| Datetime Module | How to work with dates in Python |
| Date Output | How to output a date |
| Create a Date Object | How to create a date object |
| The strftime Method | How to format a date object into a readable string |
| Date Format Codes | The datetime module has a set of legal format codes |
| JSON | How to work with JSON in Python |
| Parse JSON | How to parse JSON code in Python |
| Convert into JSON | How to convert a Python object in to JSON |
| Format JSON | How to format JSON output with indentations and line breaks |
| Sort JSON | How to sort JSON |
| RegEx Module | How to import the regex module |
| RegEx Functions | The re module has a set of functions |
| Metacharacters in RegEx | Metacharacters are characters with a special meaning |
| RegEx Special Sequences | A backslash followed by a a character has a special meaning |
| RegEx Sets | A set is a set of characters inside a pair of square brackets with a special meaning |
| RegEx Match Object | The Match Object is an object containing information about the search and the result |
| Install PIP | How to install PIP |
| PIP Packages | How to download and install a package with PIP |
| PIP Remove Package | How to remove a package with PIP |
| Error Handling | How to handle errors in Python |
| Handle Many Exceptions | How to handle more than one exception |
| Try Else | How to use the else keyword in a try statement |
| Try Finally | How to use the finally keyword in a try statement |
| raise | How to raise an exception in Python |
