notebooks/02-00 Python in Practice.ipynb

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    "## Python in Practice\n",
    "\n",
    "- In the previous modules, we learnt about python's built-in 'simple' types. In this module, we will learn about the different ways in which the data of those types can be organized, so that it can be used (algorithmically) efficiently.\n",
    "> we have already covered `str`, `int`, `float`, and `complex`. Here, we will also introduce the remaining two -- `bool` and `None` python's built-in types\n",
    "\n",
    "- We will also take a look at how to reduce code duplication and improve code readability by using Functions.\n",
    "\n",
    "- Finally we will look at Exception Handling in which we will learn about ways of making our code handle the errors without crashing.\n",
    "\n",
    "## Data Structures\n",
    "Python's most basic data structure is the `sequence`. Each element of a sequence is assigned a number known as index number. Different types of sequences in Python are:\n",
    "- `List`\n",
    "- `Tuple`\n",
    "- `Range`\n",
    "- Text sequence types e.g. `str`\n",
    "- Binary sequence types e.g. `bytearray`, `buffer`\n",
    "\n",
    "Python has several built-in data structures (or compound types) that act as containers and hold the other types. They are:\n",
    "- List\n",
    "- Tuples\n",
    "- Sets\n",
    "- Dictionaries\n"
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