Python Crash Course Second Edition Notes

A table of contents for each chapter from Python Crash Course Second Edition from No Starch Press by Eric Matthes.

Overview

• Variables and Data Types

  • Variables
  • Strings
  • Numbers
  • Comments

• Introduction to Lists

  • Lists
  • Changing, Adding, and Removing Elements
  • Organizing a List
  • Avoiding Index Errors When Working With Lists

• Working with Lists

  • Looping Through a List
  • Avoiding Indentation Errors
  • Making Numerical Lists
  • Working with Part of a List
  • Tuples

• if Statements

  • Conditional Tests
  • if Statements
  • Using if Statements with Lists

• Dictionaries

  • A Simple Dictionary
  • Working with Dictionaries
  • Looping Through a Dictionary
  • Nesting

• User Input and Loops

  • How the input() Function Works
  • Introducing while Loops
  • Using a while Loop with Lists and Dictionaries

• Functions

  • Define a Function
  • Passing Arguments
  • Equivalent Function Calls
  • Returning a Value
  • Passing a List
  • Passing an Arbitrary Number of Arguments
  • Storing Functions in Modules

• Classes

  • Creating and Using a Class
  • Working with Classes and Instances
  • Inheritance
  • Importing Classes
  • The Python Standard Library

• Files and Exceptions

  • Reading from a File
  • Writing to a File
  • Exceptions
  • Storing Data
  • Refactoring

• Testing Code

  • Testing a Function
  • Testing a Class
  • The setUp() Method