Python 

Introduction
What is Python?
Python is a popular programming language. It was created by Guido van
Rossum, and released in 1991.

It is used for:

• web development (server-side),

• software development,
• mathematics,
• system scripting.

What can Python do?

• Python can be used on a server to create web applications.
• Python can be used alongside software to create workflows.
• Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify
files.
• Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex
mathematics.
• Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for production-ready
software development.

Why Python?
• Python works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi,
etc).
• Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.
• Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer
lines than some other programming languages.
• Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be
executed as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very
quick.
• Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-oriented way or a
functional way.

Good to know
 • The most recent major version of Python is Python 3, which we shall be
using in this tutorial. However, Python 2, although not being updated with
anything other than security updates, is still quite popular.
• In this tutorial Python will be written in a text editor. It is possible to write
Python in an Integrated Development Environment, such as Thonny,
Pycharm, Netbeans or Eclipse which are particularly useful when
managing larger collections of Python files.

Python Syntax compared to other programming languages

• Python was designed for readability, and has some similarities to the
English language with influence from mathematics.
• Python uses new lines to complete a command, as opposed to other
programming languages which often use semicolons or parentheses.
• Python relies on indentation, using whitespace, to define scope; such as
the scope of loops, functions and classes. Other programming languages
often use curly-brackets for this purpose.

Python Getting Started
Python Install
Many PCs and Macs will have python already installed.

To check if you have python installed on a Windows PC, search in the start bar
for Python or run the following on the Command Line (cmd.exe):

C:\Users\Your Name>python --version

To check if you have python installed on a Linux or Mac, then on linux open the
command line or on Mac open the Terminal and type:

python --version

If you find that you do not have python installed on your computer, then you
can download it for free from the following website: https://www.python.org/

Python Quickstart
Python is an interpreted programming language, this means that as a developer
you write Python (.py) files in a text editor and then put those files into the
python interpreter to be executed.

The way to run a python file is like this on the command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python helloworld.py

Where "helloworld.py" is the name of your python file.

Let's write our first Python file, called helloworld.py, which can be done in any
text editor.

helloworld.py

print("Hello, World!")

Simple as that. Save your file. Open your command line, navigate to the
directory where you saved your file, and run:

C:\Users\Your Name>python helloworld.py

The output should read:

Hello, World!

Congratulations, you have written and executed your first Python program.

The Python Command Line

To test a short amount of code in python sometimes it is quickest and easiest
not to write the code in a file. This is made possible because Python can be run
as a command line itself.

Type the following on the Windows, Mac or Linux command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python

Or, if the "python" command did not work, you can try "py":
C:\Users\Your Name>py
From there you can write any python, including our hello world example from
earlier in the tutorial:

C:\Users\Your Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC v.1900 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")

Which will write "Hello, World!" in the command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC v.1900 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")
Hello, World!

Whenever you are done in the python command line, you can simply type the
following to quit the python command line interface:

exit()

Python Syntax
Execute Python Syntax
As we learned in the previous page, Python syntax can be executed by writing
directly in the Command Line:

>>> print("Hello, World!")

Hello, World!

Or by creating a python file on the server, using the .py file extension, and
running it in the Command Line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python myfile.py

Python Indentation
Indentation refers to the spaces at the beginning of a code line.

Where in other programming languages the indentation in code is for readability

only, the indentation in Python is very important.

Python uses indentation to indicate a block of code.

Example
if 5 > 2:
  print("Five is greater than two!")

Python will give you an error if you skip the indentation:

Example
Syntax Error:

if 5 > 2:
print("Five is greater than two!")

The number of spaces is up to you as a programmer, but it has to be at least

one.

Example
if 5 > 2:
 print("Five is greater than two!") 
if 5 > 2:
        print("Five is greater than two!") 

You have to use the same number of spaces in the same block of code,
otherwise Python will give you an error:

Example
Syntax Error:

if 5 > 2:
 print("Five is greater than two!")
        print("Five is greater than two!")
Python Variables
In Python, variables are created when you assign a value to it:

Example
Variables in Python:

x = 5
y = "Hello, World!"

Python has no command for declaring a variable

Comments
Python has commenting capability for the purpose of in-code documentation.

Comments start with a #, and Python will render the rest of the line as a
comment:

Example
Comments in Python:

#This is a comment.
print("Hello, World!")

Python Syntax
Execute Python Syntax
As we learned in the previous page, Python syntax can be executed by writing
directly in the Command Line:

>>> print("Hello, World!")

Hello, World!
Or by creating a python file on the server, using the .py file extension, and
running it in the Command Line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python myfile.py

Python Indentation
Indentation refers to the spaces at the beginning of a code line.

Where in other programming languages the indentation in code is for readability

only, the indentation in Python is very important.

Python uses indentation to indicate a block of code.

Example
if 5 > 2:
  print("Five is greater than two!")

Python will give you an error if you skip the indentation:

Example
Syntax Error:

if 5 > 2:
print("Five is greater than two!")

The number of spaces is up to you as a programmer, but it has to be at least

one.

Example
if 5 > 2:
 print("Five is greater than two!") 
if 5 > 2:
        print("Five is greater than two!") 

You have to use the same number of spaces in the same block of code,
otherwise Python will give you an error:
Example
Syntax Error:

if 5 > 2:
 print("Five is greater than two!")
        print("Five is greater than two!")

Python Variables
In Python, variables are created when you assign a value to it:

Example
Variables in Python:

x = 5
y = "Hello, World!"

Python has no command for declaring a variable

Comments
Python has commenting capability for the purpose of in-code documentation.

Comments start with a #, and Python will render the rest of the line as a
comment:

Example
Comments in Python:

#This is a comment.
print("Hello, World!")

Python Variables
Variables
Variables are containers for storing data values.
Creating Variables
Python has no command for declaring a variable.

A variable is created the moment you first assign a value to it.

Example
x = 5
y = "John"
print(x)
print(y)

Variables do not need to be declared with any particular type, and can even
change type after they have been set.

Example
x = 4       # x is of type int
x = "Sally" # x is now of type str
print(x)

Casting
If you want to specify the data type of a variable, this can be done with casting.

Example
x = str(3)    # x will be '3'
y = int(3)    # y will be 3
z = float(3)  # z will be 3.0

Get the Type

You can get the data type of a variable with the type() function.

Example
x = 5
y = "John"
print(type(x))
print(type(y))

Single or Double Quotes?

String variables can be declared either by using single or double quotes:

Example
x = "John"
# is the same as
x = 'John'

Case-Sensitive
Variable names are case-sensitive.

Example
This will create two variables:

a = 4
A = "Sally"
#A will not overwrite a

Python - Variable Names

Variable Names
A variable can have a short name (like x and y) or a more descriptive name
(age, carname, total_volume). Rules for Python variables:
• A variable name must start with a letter or the underscore character
• A variable name cannot start with a number
• A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric characters and
underscores (A-z, 0-9, and _ )
• Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age and AGE are three different
variables)
Example
Legal variable names:

myvar = "John"
my_var = "John"
_my_var = "John"
myVar = "John"
MYVAR = "John"
myvar2 = "John"
Example
Illegal variable names:

2myvar = "John"
my-var = "John"
my var = "John"
Remember that variable names are case-sensitive

Multi Words Variable Names

Variable names with more than one word can be difficult to read.

There are several techniques you can use to make them more readable:

Camel Case
Each word, except the first, starts with a capital letter:

myVariableName = "John"

Pascal Case
Each word starts with a capital letter:

MyVariableName = "John"
Snake Case
Each word is separated by an underscore character:

my_variable_name = "John"

Python Variables - Assign

Multiple Values
Many Values to Multiple Variables
Python allows you to assign values to multiple variables in one line:

Example
x, y, z = "Orange", "Banana", "Cherry"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)

Note: Make sure the number of variables matches the number of values, or

else you will get an error.

One Value to Multiple Variables

And you can assign the same value to multiple variables in one line:

Example
x = y = z = "Orange"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)
Unpack a Collection
If you have a collection of values in a list, tuple etc. Python allows you extract
the values into variables. This is called unpacking.

Example
Unpack a list:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
x, y, z = fruits
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)

Python - Output Variables

Output Variables
The Python print statement is often used to output variables.

To combine both text and a variable, Python uses the + character:

Example
x = "awesome"
print("Python is " + x)

You can also use the + character to add a variable to another variable:

Example
x = "Python is "
y = "awesome"
z =  x + y
print(z)

For numbers, the + character works as a mathematical operator:

Example
x = 5
y = 10
print(x + y)

If you try to combine a string and a number, Python will give you an error:

Example
x = 5
y = "John"
print(x + y)

Python - Global Variables

Global Variables
Variables that are created outside of a function (as in all of the examples above)
are known as global variables.

Global variables can be used by everyone, both inside of functions and outside.

Example
Create a variable outside of a function, and use it inside the function

x = "awesome"

def myfunc():
  print("Python is " + x)

myfunc()

If you create a variable with the same name inside a function, this variable will
be local, and can only be used inside the function. The global variable with the
same name will remain as it was, global and with the original value.

Example
Create a variable inside a function, with the same name as the global variable

x = "awesome"
def myfunc():
  x = "fantastic"
  print("Python is " + x)

myfunc()

print("Python is " + x)

The global Keyword

Normally, when you create a variable inside a function, that variable is local,
and can only be used inside that function.

To create a global variable inside a function, you can use the global keyword.

Example
If you use the global keyword, the variable belongs to the global scope:

def myfunc():
  global x
  x = "fantastic"

myfunc()

print("Python is " + x)

Also, use the global keyword if you want to change a global variable inside a

function.

Example
To change the value of a global variable inside a function, refer to the variable
by using the global keyword:

x = "awesome"

def myfunc():
  global x
  x = "fantastic"

myfunc()
print("Python is " + x)

Python Data Types

Built-in Data Types
In programming, data type is an important concept.
Variables can store data of different types, and different types can do different things.
Python has the following data types built-in by default, in these categories:
Text Type: str

Numeric Types: int, float, complex

Sequence Types: list, tuple, range

Mapping Type: dict

Set Types: set, frozenset

Boolean Type: bool

Binary Types: bytes, bytearray, memoryview

Getting the Data Type

You can get the data type of any object by using the type() function:
Example
Print the data type of the variable x:
x=5
print(type(x))

Setting the Data Type

In Python, the data type is set when you assign a value to a variable:
Example Data Type

x = "Hello World" str

x = 20 int

x = 20.5 float

x = 1j complex

x = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] list

x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry") tuple

x = range(6) range

x = {"name" : "John", "age" : 36} dict

x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} set

x = frozenset({"apple", "banana", "cherry"}) frozenset

x = True bool

x = b"Hello" bytes

x = bytearray(5) bytearray

x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview

Setting the Specific Data Type

If you want to specify the data type, you can use the following constructor functions:
Example Data Type

x = str("Hello World") str

x = int(20) int

x = float(20.5) float

x = complex(1j) complex

x = list(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) list

x = tuple(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) tuple

x = range(6) range

x = dict(name="John", age=36) dict

x = set(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) set

x = frozenset(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) frozenset

x = bool(5) bool

x = bytes(5) bytes

x = bytearray(5) bytearray

x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview
Python Numbers
Python Numbers
There are three numeric types in Python:
• int
• float
• complex
Variables of numeric types are created when you assign a value to them:
Example
x = 1    # int
y = 2.8  # float
z = 1j   # complex
To verify the type of any object in Python, use the type() function:
Example
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

Int
Int, or integer, is a whole number, positive or negative, without decimals, of unlimited length.
Example
Integers:
x=1
y = 35656222554887711
z = -3255522

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

Float
Float, or "floating point number" is a number, positive or negative, containing one or more
decimals.
Example
Floats:
x = 1.10
y = 1.0
z = -35.59

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
Float can also be scientific numbers with an "e" to indicate the power of 10.
Example
Floats:
x = 35e3
y = 12E4
z = -87.7e100

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

Complex
Complex numbers are written with a "j" as the imaginary part:
Example
Complex:
x = 3+5j
y = 5j
z = -5j

print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))

Type Conversion
You can convert from one type to another with the int(), float(), and complex() methods:
Example
Convert from one type to another:
x = 1    # int
y = 2.8  # float
z = 1j   # complex
#convert from int to float:
a = float(x)

#convert from float to int:

b = int(y)

#convert from int to complex:

c = complex(x)

print(a)
print(b)
print(c)

print(type(a))
print(type(b))
print(type(c))
Note: You cannot convert complex numbers into another number type.

Random Number
Python does not have a random() function to make a random number, but Python has a built-in
module called random that can be used to make random numbers:
Example
Import the random module, and display a random number between 1 and 9:
import random

print(random.randrange(1, 10))

Python Casting
Specify a Variable Type
There may be times when you want to specify a type on to a variable. This can be done with
casting. Python is an object-orientated language, and as such it uses classes to define data types,
including its primitive types.
Casting in python is therefore done using constructor functions:
• int() - constructs an integer number from an integer literal, a float literal (by removing all
decimals), or a string literal (providing the string represents a whole number)
• float() - constructs a float number from an integer literal, a float literal or a string literal
(providing the string represents a float or an integer)
 • str() - constructs a string from a wide variety of data types, including strings, integer
literals and float literals
Example
Integers:
x = int(1)   # x will be 1
y = int(2.8) # y will be 2
z = int("3") # z will be 3
Example
Floats:
x = float(1)     # x will be 1.0
y = float(2.8)   # y will be 2.8
z = float("3")   # z will be 3.0
w = float("4.2") # w will be 4.2
Example
Strings:
x = str("s1") # x will be 's1'
y = str(2)    # y will be '2'
z = str(3.0)  # z will be '3.0'

Python Strings

Strings
Strings in python are surrounded by either single quotation marks, or double quotation marks.
'hello' is the same as "hello".
You can display a string literal with the print() function:
Example
print("Hello")
print('Hello')

Assign String to a Variable

Assigning a string to a variable is done with the variable name followed by an equal sign and the
string:
Example
a = "Hello"
print(a)
Multiline Strings
You can assign a multiline string to a variable by using three quotes:
Example
You can use three double quotes:
a = """Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."""
print(a)

Or three single quotes:

Example
a = '''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.'''
print(a)

Note: in the result, the line breaks are inserted at the same position as in the code.

Strings are Arrays

Like many other popular programming languages, strings in Python are arrays of bytes
representing unicode characters.
However, Python does not have a character data type, a single character is simply a string with a
length of 1.
Square brackets can be used to access elements of the string.
Example
Get the character at position 1 (remember that the first character has the position 0):
a = "Hello, World!"
print(a[1])

Looping Through a String

Since strings are arrays, we can loop through the characters in a string, with a for loop.
Example
Loop through the letters in the word "banana":
for x in "banana":
  print(x)
Learn more about For Loops in our Python For Loops chapter.

String Length
To get the length of a string, use the len() function.
Example
The len() function returns the length of a string:
a = "Hello, World!"
print(len(a))

Check String
To check if a certain phrase or character is present in a string, we can use the keyword in.
Example
Check if "free" is present in the following text:
txt = "The best things in life are free!"
print("free" in txt)

Use it in an if statement:
Example
Print only if "free" is present:
txt = "The best things in life are free!"
if "free" in txt:
  print("Yes, 'free' is present.")

Learn more about If statements in our Python If...Else chapter.

Check if NOT
To check if a certain phrase or character is NOT present in a string, we can use the keyword not
in.

Example
Check if "expensive" is NOT present in the following text:
txt = "The best things in life are free!"
print("expensive" not in txt)

Use it in an if statement:
Example
print only if "expensive" is NOT present:
txt = "The best things in life are free!"
if "expensive" not in txt:
  print("No, 'expensive' is NOT present.")

Python - Slicing Strings

Slicing
You can return a range of characters by using the slice syntax.
Specify the start index and the end index, separated by a colon, to return a part of the string.
Example
Get the characters from position 2 to position 5 (not included):
b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[2:5])

Note: The first character has index 0.

Slice From the Start

By leaving out the start index, the range will start at the first character:
Example
Get the characters from the start to position 5 (not included):
b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[:5])

Slice To the End

By leaving out the end index, the range will go to the end:
Example
Get the characters from position 2, and all the way to the end:
b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[2:])

Negative Indexing
Use negative indexes to start the slice from the end of the string:

Example
Get the characters:
From: "o" in "World!" (position -5)
To, but not included: "d" in "World!" (position -2):
b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[-5:-2])

Python - Modify Strings

Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.

Upper Case
Example
The upper() method returns the string in upper case:
a = "Hello, World!"
print(a.upper())

Lower Case
Example
The lower() method returns the string in lower case:
a = "Hello, World!"
print(a.lower())

Remove Whitespace
Whitespace is the space before and/or after the actual text, and very often you want to remove
this space.
Example
The strip() method removes any whitespace from the beginning or the end:
a = " Hello, World! "
print(a.strip()) # returns "Hello, World!"

Replace String
Example
The replace() method replaces a string with another string:
a = "Hello, World!"
print(a.replace("H", "J"))

Split String
The split() method returns a list where the text between the specified separator becomes the
list items.
Example
The split() method splits the string into substrings if it finds instances of the separator:
a = "Hello, World!"
print(a.split(",")) # returns ['Hello', ' World!']

Learn more about Lists in our Python Lists chapter.

String Methods
Learn more about String Methods with our String Methods Reference

Python - String Concatenation

String Concatenation
To concatenate, or combine, two strings you can use the + operator.
Example
Merge variable a with variable b into variable c:
a = "Hello"
b = "World"
c=a+b
print(c)

Example
To add a space between them, add a " ":
a = "Hello"
b = "World"
c=a+""+b
print(c)
Python - Format - Strings

String Format
As we learned in the Python Variables chapter, we cannot combine strings and numbers like this:
Example
age = 36
txt = "My name is John, I am " + age
print(txt)

But we can combine strings and numbers by using the format() method!
The format() method takes the passed arguments, formats them, and places them in the string
where the placeholders {} are:
Example
Use the format() method to insert numbers into strings:
age = 36
txt = "My name is John, and I am {}"
print(txt.format(age))

The format() method takes unlimited number of arguments, and are placed into the respective
placeholders:
Example
quantity = 3
itemno = 567
price = 49.95
myorder = "I want {} pieces of item {} for {} dollars."
print(myorder.format(quantity, itemno, price))

You can use index numbers {0} to be sure the arguments are placed in the correct placeholders:
Example
quantity = 3
itemno = 567
price = 49.95
myorder = "I want to pay {2} dollars for {0} pieces of item {1}."
print(myorder.format(quantity, itemno, price))

Python - Escape Characters

Escape Character
To insert characters that are illegal in a string, use an escape character.
An escape character is a backslash \ followed by the character you want to insert.
An example of an illegal character is a double quote inside a string that is surrounded by double
quotes:
Example
You will get an error if you use double quotes inside a string that is surrounded by double
quotes:
txt = "We are the so-called "Vikings" from the north."

To fix this problem, use the escape character \":

Example
The escape character allows you to use double quotes when you normally would not be allowed:
txt = "We are the so-called \"Vikings\" from the north."

Escape Characters
Other escape characters used in Python:
Code Result

\' Single Quote

\\ Backslash

\n New Line

\r Carriage Return

\t Tab

\b Backspace

\f Form Feed

\ooo Octal value

\xhh Hex value

Python - String Methods

String Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.
Note: All string methods returns new values. They do not change the original string.
Method Description

capitalize() Converts the first character to upper case

casefold
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center
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_string_center
.asp"()

count() Returns the number of times a specified value occurs in a string

encode() Returns an encoded version of the string

endswith
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expandtabs
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dtabs.asp"()

Searches the string for a specified value and returns the position of where it was
find()
found

format() Formats specified values in a string

format_map() Formats specified values in a string

 Searches the string for a specified value and returns the position of where it was
index()
found

isalnum
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join() Joins the elements of an iterable to the end of the string

ljust Returns a left justified version of the string

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lower() Converts a string into lower case

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partition() Returns a tuple where the string is parted into three parts

replace() Returns a string where a specified value is replaced with a specified value

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title() Converts the first character of each word to upper case

translate() Returns a translated string

upper() Converts a string into upper case

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Python If ... Else

Python Conditions and If statements
Python supports the usual logical conditions from mathematics:

• Equals: a == b
• Not Equals: a != b
• Less than: a < b
• Less than or equal to: a <= b
• Greater than: a > b
• Greater than or equal to: a >= b

These conditions can be used in several ways, most commonly in "if

statements" and loops.

An "if statement" is written by using the if keyword.

Example
If statement:

a = 33
b = 200
if b > a:
  print("b is greater than a")

In this example we use two variables, a and b, which are used as part of the if
statement to test whether b is greater than a. As a is 33, and b is 200, we know
that 200 is greater than 33, and so we print to screen that "b is greater than a".

Indentation
Python relies on indentation (whitespace at the beginning of a line) to define
scope in the code. Other programming languages often use curly-brackets for
this purpose.

Example
If statement, without indentation (will raise an error):

a = 33
b = 200
if b > a:
print("b is greater than a") # you will get an error

Elif
The elif keyword is pythons way of saying "if the previous conditions were not
true, then try this condition".

Example
a = 33
b = 33
if b > a:
  print("b is greater than a")
elif a == b:
  print("a and b are equal")

In this example a is equal to b, so the first condition is not true, but
the elif condition is true, so we print to screen that "a and b are equal".

Else
The else keyword catches anything which isn't caught by the preceding
conditions.

Example
a = 200
b = 33
if b > a:
  print("b is greater than a")
elif a == b:
  print("a and b are equal")
else:
  print("a is greater than b")

In this example a is greater than b, so the first condition is not true, also
the elif condition is not true, so we go to the else condition and print to
screen that "a is greater than b".

You can also have an else without the elif:

Example
a = 200
b = 33
if b > a:
  print("b is greater than a")
else:
  print("b is not greater than a")

Short Hand If
If you have only one statement to execute, you can put it on the same line as
the if statement.

Example
One line if statement:

if a > b: print("a is greater than b")

Short Hand If ... Else

If you have only one statement to execute, one for if, and one for else, you can
put it all on the same line:

Example
One line if else statement:

a = 2
b = 330
print("A") if a > b else print("B")

This technique is known as Ternary Operators, or Conditional Expressions.

You can also have multiple else statements on the same line:

Example
One line if else statement, with 3 conditions:

a = 330
b = 330
print("A") if a > b else print("=") if a == b else print("B")

And
The and keyword is a logical operator, and is used to combine conditional
statements:

Example
Test if a is greater than b, AND if c is greater than a:
a = 200
b = 33
c = 500
if a > b and c > a:
  print("Both conditions are True")

Or
The or keyword is a logical operator, and is used to combine conditional
statements:

Example
Test if a is greater than b, OR if a is greater than c:

a = 200
b = 33
c = 500
if a > b or a > c:
  print("At least one of the conditions is True")

Nested If
You can have if statements inside if statements, this is
called nested if statements.

Example
x = 41

if x > 10:
  print("Above ten,")
  if x > 20:
    print("and also above 20!")
  else:
    print("but not above 20.")

The pass Statement

if statements cannot be empty, but if you for some reason have
an if statement with no content, put in the pass statement to avoid getting an
error.
Example
a = 33
b = 200
if b > a:
  pass

Python While Loops
Python Loops
Python has two primitive loop commands:

• while loops
• for loops

The while Loop

With the while loop we can execute a set of statements as long as a condition is
true.

Example
Print i as long as i is less than 6:

i = 1
while i < 6:
  print(i)
  i += 1

Note: remember to increment i, or else the loop will continue forever.

The while loop requires relevant variables to be ready, in this example we need

to define an indexing variable, i, which we set to 1.
The break Statement
With the break statement we can stop the loop even if the while condition is
true:

Example
Exit the loop when i is 3:

i = 1
while i < 6:
  print(i)
  if i == 3:
    break
  i += 1

The continue Statement

With the continue statement we can stop the current iteration, and continue
with the next:

Example
Continue to the next iteration if i is 3:

i = 0
while i < 6:
  i += 1
  if i == 3:
    continue
  print(i)

The else Statement

With the else statement we can run a block of code once when the condition no
longer is true:

Example
Print a message once the condition is false:

i = 1
while i < 6:
  print(i)
  i += 1
else:
  print("i is no longer less than 6")

Python For Loops
Python For Loops
A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, a
dictionary, a set, or a string).

This is less like the for keyword in other programming languages, and works

more like an iterator method as found in other object-orientated programming
languages.

With the for loop we can execute a set of statements, once for each item in a
list, tuple, set etc.

Example
Print each fruit in a fruit list:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
  print(x)

The for loop does not require an indexing variable to set beforehand.

Looping Through a String

Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters:

Example
Loop through the letters in the word "banana":

for x in "banana":
  print(x)

The break Statement

With the break statement we can stop the loop before it has looped through all
the items:

Example
Exit the loop when x is "banana":

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
  print(x)
  if x == "banana":
    break

Example
Exit the loop when x is "banana", but this time the break comes before the
print:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
  if x == "banana":
    break
  print(x)

The continue Statement

With the continue statement we can stop the current iteration of the loop, and
continue with the next:

Example
Do not print banana:

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
  if x == "banana":
    continue
  print(x)

The range() Function

To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use
the range() function,

The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by

default, and increments by 1 (by default), and ends at a specified number.

Example
Using the range() function:

for x in range(6):
  print(x)

Note that range(6) is not the values of 0 to 6, but the values 0 to 5.

The range() function defaults to 0 as a starting value, however it is possible to

specify the starting value by adding a parameter: range(2, 6), which means
values from 2 to 6 (but not including 6):

Example
Using the start parameter:

for x in range(2, 6):
  print(x)

The range() function defaults to increment the sequence by 1, however it is

possible to specify the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2,
30, 3):

Example
Increment the sequence with 3 (default is 1):

for x in range(2, 30, 3):
  print(x)
Else in For Loop
The else keyword in a for loop specifies a block of code to be executed when the
loop is finished:

Example
Print all numbers from 0 to 5, and print a message when the loop has ended:

for x in range(6):
  print(x)
else:
  print("Finally finished!")

Note: The else block will NOT be executed if the loop is stopped by

a break statement.

Example
Break the loop when x is 3, and see what happens with the else block:

for x in range(6):
  if x == 3: break
  print(x)
else:
  print("Finally finished!")

Nested Loops
A nested loop is a loop inside a loop.

The "inner loop" will be executed one time for each iteration of the "outer loop":

Example
Print each adjective for every fruit:

adj = ["red", "big", "tasty"]
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

for x in adj:
  for y in fruits:
    print(x, y)

The pass Statement

for loops cannot be empty, but if you for some reason have a for loop with no
content, put in the pass statement to avoid getting an error.

Example
for x in [0, 1, 2]:
  pass

Python Function
A function is a block of code which only runs when it is called.

You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function.

A function can return data as a result.

Creating a Function
In Python a function is defined using the def keyword:

Example
def my_function():
  print("Hello from a function")

Calling a Function
To call a function, use the function name followed by parenthesis:

Example
def my_function():
  print("Hello from a function")

my_function()

Arguments
Information can be passed into functions as arguments.

Arguments are specified after the function name, inside the parentheses. You
can add as many arguments as you want, just separate them with a comma.

The following example has a function with one argument (fname). When the
function is called, we pass along a first name, which is used inside the function
to print the full name:

Example
def my_function(fname):
  print(fname + " Refsnes")

my_function("Emil")
my_function("Tobias")
my_function("Linus")

Arguments are often shortened to args in Python documentations.

Parameters or Arguments?
The terms parameter and argument can be used for the same thing:
information that are passed into a function.

From a function's perspective:

A parameter is the variable listed inside the parentheses in the function

definition.

An argument is the value that is sent to the function when it is called.

Number of Arguments
By default, a function must be called with the correct number of arguments.
Meaning that if your function expects 2 arguments, you have to call the function
with 2 arguments, not more, and not less.

Example
This function expects 2 arguments, and gets 2 arguments:

def my_function(fname, lname):
  print(fname + " " + lname)

my_function("Emil", "Refsnes")

If you try to call the function with 1 or 3 arguments, you will get an error:

Example
This function expects 2 arguments, but gets only 1:

def my_function(fname, lname):
  print(fname + " " + lname)

my_function("Emil")

Arbitrary Arguments, *args

If you do not know how many arguments that will be passed into your function,
add a * before the parameter name in the function definition.

This way the function will receive a tuple of arguments, and can access the
items accordingly:

Example
If the number of arguments is unknown, add a * before the parameter name:

def my_function(*kids):
  print("The youngest child is " + kids[2])
my_function("Emil", "Tobias", "Linus")

Arbitrary Arguments are often shortened to *args in Python documentations.

Keyword Arguments
You can also send arguments with the key = value syntax.

This way the order of the arguments does not matter.

Example
def my_function(child3, child2, child1):
  print("The youngest child is " + child3)

my_function(child1 = "Emil", child2 = "Tobias", child3 = "Linus")

The phrase Keyword Arguments are often shortened to kwargs in Python

documentations.

Arbitrary Keyword Arguments, **kwargs

If you do not know how many keyword arguments that will be passed into your
function, add two asterisk: ** before the parameter name in the function
definition.

This way the function will receive a dictionary of arguments, and can access the
items accordingly:

Example
If the number of keyword arguments is unknown, add a double ** before the
parameter name:

def my_function(**kid):
  print("His last name is " + kid["lname"])
my_function(fname = "Tobias", lname = "Refsnes")

Arbitrary Kword Arguments are often shortened to **kwargs in Python

documentations.

Default Parameter Value

The following example shows how to use a default parameter value.

If we call the function without argument, it uses the default value:

Example
def my_function(country = "Norway"):
  print("I am from " + country)

my_function("Sweden")
my_function("India")
my_function()
my_function("Brazil")

Passing a List as an Argument

You can send any data types of argument to a function (string, number, list,
dictionary etc.), and it will be treated as the same data type inside the function.

E.g. if you send a List as an argument, it will still be a List when it reaches the
function:

Example
def my_function(food):
  for x in food:
    print(x)

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

my_function(fruits)
Return Values
To let a function return a value, use the return statement:

Example
def my_function(x):
  return 5 * x

print(my_function(3))
print(my_function(5))
print(my_function(9))

The pass Statement

function definitions cannot be empty, but if you for some reason have
a function definition with no content, put in the pass statement to avoid getting
an error.

Example
def myfunction():
  pass

Recursion
Python also accepts function recursion, which means a defined function can call
itself.

Recursion is a common mathematical and programming concept. It means that

a function calls itself. This has the benefit of meaning that you can loop through
data to reach a result.

The developer should be very careful with recursion as it can be quite easy to
slip into writing a function which never terminates, or one that uses excess
amounts of memory or processor power. However, when written correctly
recursion can be a very efficient and mathematically-elegant approach to
programming.

In this example, tri_recursion() is a function that we have defined to call

itself ("recurse"). We use the k variable as the data, which decrements (-1)
every time we recurse. The recursion ends when the condition is not greater
than 0 (i.e. when it is 0).

To a new developer it can take some time to work out how exactly this works,
best way to find out is by testing and modifying it.

Example
Recursion Example

def tri_recursion(k):
  if(k > 0):
    result = k + tri_recursion(k - 1)
    print(result)
  else:
    result = 0
  return result

print("\n\nRecursion Example Results")

tri_recursion(6)

Python Lambda
A lambda function is a small anonymous function.

A lambda function can take any number of arguments, but can only have
one expression.

Syntax
lambda arguments : expression

The expression is executed and the result is returned:

Example
Add 10 to argument a, and return the result:

x = lambda a : a + 10
print(x(5))
Lambda functions can take any number of arguments:

Example
Multiply argument a with argument b and return the result:

x = lambda a, b : a * b
print(x(5, 6))

Example
Summarize argument a, b, and c and return the result:

x = lambda a, b, c : a + b + c
print(x(5, 6, 2))

Why Use Lambda Functions?

The power of lambda is better shown when you use them as an anonymous
function inside another function.

Say you have a function definition that takes one argument, and that argument
will be multiplied with an unknown number:

def myfunc(n):
  return lambda a : a * n

Use that function definition to make a function that always doubles the number
you send in:

Example
def myfunc(n):
  return lambda a : a * n

mydoubler = myfunc(2)

print(mydoubler(11))

Or, use the same function definition to make a function that always triples the
number you send in:

Example
def myfunc(n):
  return lambda a : a * n

mytripler = myfunc(3)

print(mytripler(11))

Or, use the same function definition to make both functions, in the same
program:

Example
def myfunc(n):
  return lambda a : a * n

mydoubler = myfunc(2)
mytripler = myfunc(3)

print(mydoubler(11))
print(mytripler(11))

Use lambda functions when an anonymous function is required for a short

period of time.

Python Arrays
Note: Python does not have built-in support for Arrays, but Python Lists can be
used instead.

Arrays
Note: This page shows you how to use LISTS as ARRAYS, however, to work
with arrays in Python you will have to import a library, like the NumPy library.

Arrays are used to store multiple values in one single variable:

Example
Create an array containing car names:
cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"]

What is an Array?
An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time.

If you have a list of items (a list of car names, for example), storing the cars in
single variables could look like this:

car1 = "Ford"
car2 = "Volvo"
car3 = "BMW"

However, what if you want to loop through the cars and find a specific one? And
what if you had not 3 cars, but 300?

The solution is an array!

An array can hold many values under a single name, and you can access the
values by referring to an index number.

Access the Elements of an Array

You refer to an array element by referring to the index number.

Example
Get the value of the first array item:

x = cars[0]

Example
Modify the value of the first array item:

cars[0] = "Toyota"

The Length of an Array

Use the len() method to return the length of an array (the number of elements
in an array).

Example
Return the number of elements in the cars array:

x = len(cars)

Note: The length of an array is always one more than the highest array index.

Looping Array Elements

You can use the for in loop to loop through all the elements of an array.

Example
Print each item in the cars array:

for x in cars:
  print(x)

Adding Array Elements

You can use the append() method to add an element to an array.

Example
Add one more element to the cars array:

cars.append("Honda")

Removing Array Elements

You can use the pop() method to remove an element from the array.

Example
Delete the second element of the cars array:

cars.pop(1)

You can also use the remove() method to remove an element from the array.

Example
Delete the element that has the value "Volvo":

cars.remove("Volvo")

Note: The list's remove() method only removes the first occurrence of the

specified value.

Array Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on lists/arrays.

Method Description

append() Adds an element at the end of the list

clear() Removes all the elements from the list

copy() Returns a copy of the list

count() Returns the number of elements with the specified value

extend() Add the elements of a list (or any iterable), to the end of the current
 list

index() Returns the index of the first element with the specified value

insert() Adds an element at the specified position

pop() Removes the element at the specified position

remove() Removes the first item with the specified value

reverse() Reverses the order of the list

sort() Sorts the list

Note: Python does not have built-in support for Arrays, but Python Lists can be
used instead.

Python bin() Function
Example
Return the binary version of 36:

x = bin(36)

Definition and Usage

The bin() function returns the binary version of a specified integer.

The result will always start with the prefix 0b

Syntax
bin(n)

Parameter Values
Parameter Description

n Required. An integer

Python oct() Function
Example
Convert the number 12 into an octal value:

x = oct(12)

Definition and Usage

The oct() function converts an integer into an octal string.

Octal strings in Python are prefixed with 0o.

Syntax
oct(int)

Parameter Values
Parameter Description

int An Integer Number

Python hex() Function
Example
Convert 255 into hexadecimal value:

x = hex(255)

Definition and Usage

The hex() function converts the specified number into a hexadecimal value.

The returned string always starts with the prefix 0x.

Syntax
hex(number)

Parameter Values
Parameter Description

number An Integer

def add(x, y):

return x + y

def subtract(x, y):

return x - y

def multiply(x, y):

return x * y
def divide(x, y):
return x / y
while True:
x=input('select an operator(+ - * /)\n')
if x in ('+','-','*','/'):
z=int(input('enter first no.'))
y=int(input('enter second no.'))
if x == '+':
print(add(z,y))
elif x=='-':
print(subtract(z,y))
elif x=='*':
print(multiply(z,y))
elif x=='/':
print(divide(z,y))
# check if user wants another calculation
# break the while loop if answer is no
q=input('next calculation (Yes/No):')
if q=='no':
break
else:
print('invalid input please try again')

Python Datetime
Python Dates
A date in Python is not a data type of its own, but we can import a module
named datetime to work with dates as date objects.
Example
Import the datetime module and display the current date:

import datetime

x = datetime.datetime.now()
print(x)

Date Output
When we execute the code from the example above the result will be:

2021-10-07 19:51:21.540308

The date contains year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and microsecond.

The datetime module has many methods to return information about the date

object.

Here are a few examples, you will learn more about them later in this chapter:

Example
Return the year and name of weekday:

import datetime

x = datetime.datetime.now()

print(x.year)
print(x.strftime("%A"))

Creating Date Objects

To create a date, we can use the datetime() class (constructor) of
the datetime module.

The datetime() class requires three parameters to create a date: year, month,

day.

Example
Create a date object:

import datetime

x = datetime.datetime(2020, 5, 17)

print(x)

The datetime() class also takes parameters for time and timezone (hour, minute,
second, microsecond, tzone), but they are optional, and has a default value
of 0, (None for timezone).

The strftime() Method

The datetime object has a method for formatting date objects into readable
strings.

The method is called strftime(), and takes one parameter, format, to specify the

format of the returned string:

Example
Display the name of the month:

import datetime

x = datetime.datetime(2018, 6, 1)

print(x.strftime("%B"))

A reference of all the legal format codes:

Directive Description Example

%a Weekday, short version Wed

%A Weekday, full version Wednesday

%w Weekday as a number 0-6, 0 is Sunday 3

%d Day of month 01-31 31

%b Month name, short version Dec

%B Month name, full version December

%m Month as a number 01-12 12

%y Year, short version, without century 18

%Y Year, full version 2018

%H Hour 00-23 17

%I Hour 00-12 05

%p AM/PM PM

%M Minute 00-59 41

%S Second 00-59 08

%f Microsecond 000000-999999 548513

%z UTC offset +0100

%Z Timezone CST

%j Day number of year 001-366 365

%U Week number of year, Sunday as the 52

first day of week, 00-53

%W Week number of year, Monday as the 52

first day of week, 00-53

%c Local version of date and time Mon Dec 31

17:41:00 2018

%C Century 20

%x Local version of date 12/31/18

%X Local version of time 17:41:00

%% A % character %

%G ISO 8601 year 2018

%u ISO 8601 weekday (1-7) 1

%V ISO 8601 weeknumber (01-53) 01

Python Math
Python has a set of built-in math functions, including an extensive math
module, that allows you to perform mathematical tasks on numbers.

Built-in Math Functions

The min() and max() functions can be used to find the lowest or highest value in
an iterable:

Example
x = min(5, 10, 25)
y = max(5, 10, 25)

print(x)
print(y)

The abs() function returns the absolute (positive) value of the specified number:

Example
x = abs(-7.25)

print(x)

The pow(x, y) function returns the value of x to the power of y (xy).

Example
Return the value of 4 to the power of 3 (same as 4 * 4 * 4):

x = pow(4, 3)

print(x)

The Math Module

Python has also a built-in module called math, which extends the list of
mathematical functions.

To use it, you must import the math module:

import math

When you have imported the math module, you can start using methods and
constants of the module.

The math.sqrt() method for example, returns the square root of a number:

Example
import math

x = math.sqrt(64)

print(x)

The math.ceil() method rounds a number upwards to its nearest integer, and

the math.floor() method rounds a number downwards to its nearest integer, and
returns the result:

Example
import math

x = math.ceil(1.4)
y = math.floor(1.4)

print(x) # returns 2
print(y) # returns 1

The math.pi constant, returns the value of PI (3.14...):

Example
import math

x = math.pi

print(x)

Basic GUI Application

GUI elements and their functionality are defined in the Tkinter
module. The following code demonstrates the steps in creating a UI.
from tkinter import *
window=Tk()
# add widgets here

window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("300x200+10+20")
window.mainloop()
First of all, import the TKinter module. After importing, setup the
application object by calling the Tk() function. This will create a top-
level window (root) having a frame with a title bar, control box with
the minimize and close buttons, and a client area to hold other
widgets. The geometry() method defines the width, height and
coordinates of the top left corner of the frame as below (all values
are in pixels): window.geometry("widthxheight+XPOS+YPOS")  The
application object then enters an event listening loop by calling
the mainloop() method. The application is now constantly waiting for
any event generated on the elements in it. The event could be text
entered in a text field, a selection made from the dropdown or radio
button, single/double click actions of mouse, etc. The application's
functionality involves executing appropriate callback functions in
response to a particular type of event. We shall discuss event
handling later in this tutorial. The event loop will terminate as and
when the close button on the title bar is clicked. The above code will
create the following window:

Python-Tkinter Window
All Tkinter widget classes are inherited from the Widget class. Let's
add the most commonly used widgets.
Button
The button can be created using the Button class. The Button class
constructor requires a reference to the main window and to the
options.
Signature: Button(window, attributes)
You can set the following important properties to customize a button:
• text : caption of the button
• bg : background colour
• fg : foreground colour
• font : font name and size
• image : to be displayed instead of text
• command : function to be called when clicked
Example: Button
from tkinter import *
window=Tk()
btn=Button(window, text="This is Button widget", fg='blue')
btn.place(x=80, y=100)
window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("300x200+10+10")
window.mainloop()

Label
A label can be created in the UI in Python using the Label class. The
Label constructor requires the top-level window object and options
parameters. Option parameters are similar to the Button object.
The following adds a label in the window.
Example: Label
from tkinter import *
window=Tk()
lbl=Label(window, text="This is Label widget", fg='red',
font=("Helvetica", 16))
lbl.place(x=60, y=50)
window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("300x200+10+10")
window.mainloop()
Here, the label's caption will be displayed in red colour using
Helvetica font of 16 point size.
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Entry
This widget renders a single-line text box for accepting the user
input. For multi-line text input use the Text widget. Apart from the
properties already mentioned, the Entry class constructor accepts the
following:
• bd : border size of the text box; default is 2 pixels.
• show : to convert the text box into a password field, set show property
to "*".
The following code adds the text field.
txtfld=Entry(window, text="This is Entry Widget",
bg='black',fg='white', bd=5)
The following example creates a window with a button, label and
entry field.
Example: Create Widgets
from tkinter import *
window=Tk()
btn=Button(window, text="This is Button widget", fg='blue')
btn.place(x=80, y=100)
lbl=Label(window, text="This is Label widget", fg='red',
font=("Helvetica", 16))
lbl.place(x=60, y=50)
txtfld=Entry(window, text="This is Entry Widget", bd=5)
txtfld.place(x=80, y=150)
window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("300x200+10+10")
window.mainloop()
The above example will create the following window.

Create UI Widgets in Python-Tkinter

Selection Widgets
Radiobutton: This widget displays a toggle button having an
ON/OFF state. There may be more than one button, but only one of
them will be ON at a given time.
Checkbutton: This is also a toggle button. A rectangular check box
appears before its caption. Its ON state is displayed by the tick mark
in the box which disappears when it is clicked to OFF.
Combobox: This class is defined in the ttk module of tkinterpackage.
It populates drop down data from a collection data type, such as a
tuple or a list as values parameter.
Listbox: Unlike Combobox, this widget displays the entire collection
of string items. The user can select one or multiple items.
The following example demonstrates the window with the selection
widgets: Radiobutton, Checkbutton, Listbox and Combobox:
Example: Selection Widgets
from tkinter import *
from tkinter.ttk import Combobox
window=Tk()
var = StringVar()
var.set("one")
data=("one", "two", "three", "four")
cb=Combobox(window, values=data)
cb.place(x=60, y=150)

lb=Listbox(window, height=5, selectmode='multiple')

for num in data:
lb.insert(END,num)
lb.place(x=250, y=150)

v0=IntVar()
v0.set(1)
r1=Radiobutton(window, text="male", variable=v0,value=1)
r2=Radiobutton(window, text="female", variable=v0,value=2)
r1.place(x=100,y=50)
r2.place(x=180, y=50)

v1 = IntVar()
v2 = IntVar()
C1 = Checkbutton(window, text = "Cricket", variable = v1)
C2 = Checkbutton(window, text = "Tennis", variable = v2)
C1.place(x=100, y=100)
C2.place(x=180, y=100)

window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("400x300+10+10")
window.mainloop()

Create UI in Python-Tkinter

Event Handling
An event is a notification received by the application object from
various GUI widgets as a result of user interaction. The Application
object is always anticipating events as it runs an event listening loop.
User's actions include mouse button click or double click, keyboard
key pressed while control is inside the text box, certain element
gains or goes out of focus etc.
Events are expressed as strings in <modifier-type-qualifier> format.
Many events are represented just as qualifier. The type defines the
class of the event.
The following table shows how the Tkinter recognizes different
events:
Event Modifier Type Qualifier Action
<Button-1> Button 1 Left mouse button click.
<Button-2> Button 2 Middle mouse button click.
<Destroy> Destroy Window is being destroyed.
<Double-Button-1> Double Button 1 Double-click first mouse button 1.
<Enter> Enter Cursor enters window.
<Expose> Expose Window fully or partially exposed.
<KeyPress-a> KeyPress a Any key has been pressed.
<KeyRelease> KeyRelease Any key has been released.
<Leave> Leave Cursor leaves window.
<Print> Print PRINT key has been pressed.
<FocusIn> FocusIn Widget gains focus.
<FocusOut> FocusOut widget loses focus.

An event should be registered with one or more GUI widgets in the

application. If it's not, it will be ignored. In Tkinter, there are two
ways to register an event with a widget. First way is by using
the bind() method and the second way is by using the command
parameter in the widget constructor.

Bind() Method
The bind() method associates an event to a callback function so that,
when the even occurs, the function is called.
Syntax:
Widget.bind(event, callback)
For example, to invoke the MyButtonClicked() function on left button
click, use the following code:
Example: Even Binding
from tkinter import *
window=Tk()
btn = Button(window, text='OK')
btn.bind('<Button-1>', MyButtonClicked)
The event object is characterized by many properties such as source
widget, position coordinates, mouse button number and event type.
These can be passed to the callback function if required.

Command Parameter
Each widget primarily responds to a particular type. For example,
Button is a source of the Button event. So, it is by default bound to
it. Constructor methods of many widget classes have an optional
parameter called command. This command parameter is set to
callback the function which will be invoked whenever its bound event
occurs. This method is more convenient than the bind() method.
btn = Button(window, text='OK', command=myEventHandlerFunction)
In the example given below, the application window has two text
input fields and another one to display the result. There are two
button objects with the captions Add and Subtract. The user is
expected to enter the number in the two Entry widgets. Their
addition or subtraction is displayed in the third.
The first button (Add) is configured using the command parameter.
Its value is the add() method in the class. The second button uses
the bind() method to register the left button click with
the sub() method. Both methods read the contents of the text fields
by the get() method of the Entry widget, parse to numbers, perform
the addition/subtraction and display the result in third text field using
the insert() method.
Example:
self.t2=Entry()
self.t3=Entry()
from tkinter import *
class MyWindow:
def __init__(self, win):
self.lbl1=Label(win, text='First number')
self.lbl2=Label(win, text='Second number')
self.lbl3=Label(win, text='Result')
self.t1=Entry(bd=3)
self.btn1 = Button(win, text='Add')
self.btn2=Button(win, text='Subtract')
self.lbl1.place(x=100, y=50)
self.t1.place(x=200, y=50)
self.lbl2.place(x=100, y=100)
self.t2.place(x=200, y=100)
self.b1=Button(win, text='Add', command=self.add)
self.b2=Button(win, text='Subtract')
self.b2.bind('<Button-1>', self.sub)
self.b1.place(x=100, y=150)
self.b2.place(x=200, y=150)
self.lbl3.place(x=100, y=200)
self.t3.place(x=200, y=200)
def add(self):
self.t3.delete(0, 'end')
num1=int(self.t1.get())
num2=int(self.t2.get())
result=num1+num2
self.t3.insert(END, str(result))
def sub(self, event):
self.t3.delete(0, 'end')
num1=int(self.t1.get())
num2=int(self.t2.get())
result=num1-num2
self.t3.insert(END, str(result))
window=Tk()
mywin=MyWindow(window)
window.title('Hello Python')
window.geometry("400x300+10+10")
window.mainloop()
The above example creates the following UI.