Python Fundamentals

Welcome

Austin Bingham Robert Smallshire

@austin_bingham @robsmallshire
[email protected] [email protected]
Presenter
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Standard library Classes

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Standard library Classes

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Lists Modules

Standard library Classes

REPL
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Resource
management

Standard library Classes

REPL
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Lists Modules

Resource Exceptions
management

Standard library Classes

REPL
 Duck typing Comprehensions

Lists Modules
Packaging

Resource Exceptions
management

Standard library Classes

REPL
 Duck typing Comprehensions

Lists Modules
Packaging

Resource Exceptions
management

Standard library Classes

Iteration
REPL
Powerful
Powerful
def fetch_words(url):
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:
story_words.append(word)
return story_words

Powerful
 def fetch_words(url):
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:

Powerful
story_words.append(word)
return story_words
 Persistence
Math
Operating System
Cryptography
Concurrency
def fetch_words(url):

Web Protocols
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:

Powerful
story_words.append(word)
return story_words
 Persistence
Math
Operating System
Cryptography
Concurrency
Web Protocols
def fetch_words(url):
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:

Powerful
story_words.append(word)
return story_words
 Persistence
Web Frameworks Math
Scientific Computing
Operating System
Image Processing
Cryptography
DatabasesConcurrency
Web Protocols
Build Systems
Documentation
def fetch_words(url):
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:

Powerful
story_words.append(word)
return story_words
 Web Frameworks Persistence
Scientific Computing Math
Image Processing Operating System
Databases Cryptography
Build Systems Concurrency
Documentation
Web Protocols
def fetch_words(url):
"""Fetch a list of words from a URL."""
with urlopen(url) as story:
story_words = []
for line in story:
line_words = line.decode('utf8').split()
for word in line_words:

Powerful
story_words.append(word)
return story_words
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 Popular

Open Source
 Accessible

Open Source Popular

 Accessible

Everywhere

Open Source Popular

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Open Source Popular

 Course Overview

Structure
•10 modules
• In order
• Language features
• Libraries
• Idiomatic usage
• Example-driven
 Course Overview

Structure Outcome
•10 modules • Language essentials
• In order • Library development
• Language features • Third-party packages
• Libraries • Delivering code
• Idiomatic usage
• Example-driven
Course Overview: Modules
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
6. Handling Exceptions
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
6. Handling Exceptions
7. Comprehensions, Iterables, and Generators
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
6. Handling Exceptions
7. Comprehensions, Iterables, and Generators
8. Defining New Types with Classes
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
6. Handling Exceptions
7. Comprehensions, Iterables, and Generators
8. Defining New Types with Classes
9. Files and Resource Management
 Course Overview: Modules

1. Getting Started
2. Strings and Collections
3. Modularity
4. Built-in Types and the Object Model
5. Collection Types
6. Handling Exceptions
7. Comprehensions, Iterables, and Generators
8. Defining New Types with Classes
9. Files and Resource Management
10. Shipping Working and Maintainable Code
What is Python?
What is Python?

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 What is Python?

source: CIA World Factbook

 What is Python?

source: CIA World Factbook

 What is Python?
Python Software Foundation

source: CIA World Factbook

Python is general
purpose
Who is using Python?
Who is using Python?

Google
Who is using Python?

Google

Quora
Who is using Python?

Google

Reddit

Quora
Who is using Python?

Google

Reddit

Blender

Quora
Who is using Python?

Google

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
 Who is using Python?

Google
CERN

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
 Who is using Python?

ESRI
Google
CERN

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
 Who is using Python?

ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
 Who is using Python?

ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
Dropbox
 Who is using Python?

SurveyMonkey
ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN

Reddit
YouTube Blender

Quora
Dropbox
 Who is using Python?

SurveyMonkey
ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN

Industrial Lights and Magic Reddit

YouTube Blender

Quora
Dropbox
 Who is using Python?

SurveyMonkey
ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN

Industrial Lights and Magic Reddit

YouTube Blender
OpenStack
Quora
Dropbox
 Who is using Python?

SurveyMonkey
ESRI Bitly
Google
CERN
European Space Agency

Industrial Lights and Magic Reddit

YouTube Blender
OpenStack
Quora
Dropbox
Python is interpreted
Python is clear, readable,
and expressive
 Python Implementations

CPython Written in C
Python Implementations

Java
 Python Implementations

Java

IronPython .NET
 Python Implementations

Java

IronPython .NET
RPython
 Python 2 vs. Python 3
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Python 2

2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7

Python 3

3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

Batteries Included
Python Standard Library
 Python Standard Library

string
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
 Python Standard Library

string
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint
 Python Standard Library

string numbers
difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools time
heapq filecmp
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools time
heapq filecmp threading
weakref tempfile
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools time
heapq filecmp threading
weakref tempfile concurrent
copy glob
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools time
heapq filecmp threading
weakref tempfile concurrent
copy glob email
pprint linecache
 Python Standard Library

string numbers pickle

difflib fraction marshal
textwrap random configparser
struct itertools hashlib
codecs operator logging
datetime functools time
heapq filecmp threading
weakref tempfile concurrent
copy glob email
pprint linecache etc., etc., etc!
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