Python Language Resources

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Resources

• Python Fundamental Videos: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/python-fundamentals/9780135917411
• Python for Data Analysis Book
• Python Cookbook
• Brief review: https://cs231n.github.io/python-numpy-tutorial/

Basics

• Python Fundamental Videos - Lesson 2

Data structures

Builtin data types

• Python for Data Analysis - Chapter 2 (from section 2.3)

More data structures (for sequences and dictionaries)

• Python for Data Analysis - Chapter 3 (section 3.1)
• Python Fundamental Videos - Lesson 5

Functions

• Python Fundamental Videos - Lesson 4
• Python for Data Analysis - Chapter 3 (section 3.2)
• https://harvard-iacs.github.io/2019-CS207/lectures/lecture5-basic/notebook/
• Common function recipes
  • Python Cookbook recipe: 7.4. Returning Multiple Values from a Function
  • Python Cookbook recipe: 7.5. Defining Functions with Default Arguments
  • Python Cookbook recipe: 7.6. Defining Anonymous or Inline Functions (Lambda Functions)

String Formatting

• "{}".format() approach
• Newest approach - f-strings
• Formatting codes cheatsheet