Python Cheat Sheet

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Variables and data types

# Variable declaration
variable_name = value

# Basic data types

integer = 5
float_number = 5.5
string = "Hello world!"
boolean = True
none = None
 Operators

# Arithmetic operators
addition = 5 + 2
subtraction = 5 - 2

multiplication = 5 * 2
division = 5 / 2
floor_division = 5 // 2

exponentiation = 5 ** 2
modulus = 5 % 2

# Logical operators
and_operator = True and False
or_operator = True or False
not_operator = not True
 Operators

# Comparison operators
greater_than = 5 > 2
less_than = 5 < 2

equal_to = 5 == 2
not_equal_to = 5 != 2

greater_than_or_equal_to = 5 >=
2 less_than_or_equal_to = 5 <= 2
Conditional statements

# if statement
if condition:
# code block

# if-else statement
if condition:
# code block
else:
# code block

# if-elif-else statement
if condition:
# code block
elif condition:
# code block
else:
# code block
 Loops

# for loop
for variable in
sequence: # code block

# while loop
while condition:
# code block
 Functions

# Function declaration
def function_name(parameter1,
parameter2): # code block
return result

# Function call
function_name(argument1, argument2)
 Lists
# List declaration
list_name = [item1, item2, item3]

# Accessing list items

first_item = list_name[0]
last_item = list_name[-1]

# Modifying list items

list_name[0] = new_item

# Adding items to a list

list_name.append(new_item)
list_name.insert(index, new_item)

# Removing items from a list

list_name.remove(item)
list_name.pop(index)

# List slicing
sliced_list =
list_name[start_index:end_index:step]
 Dictionaries

# Dictionary declaration
dictionary_name = {"k1": v1, "k2": v2}

# Accessing dictionary values

value1 = dictionary_name["k1"]

# Modifying dictionary values

dictionary_name["k1"] = new_value

# Adding items to a dictionary

dictionary_name["new_key"] = new_value

# Removing items from a dictionary

del dictionary_name["key"]

# Getting keys and values from a

dictionary
keys = dictionary_name.keys()
values = dictionary_name.values()
 Strings

# String declaration
string_name = "Hello world!"

# String concatenation
concatenated_string = "Hello" + "world!"

# String interpolation
name = "John"
greeting = f"Hello, {name}!"

# String methods
string_length = len(string_name)
uppercase_string = string_name.upper()
lowercase_string = string_name.lower()
 Tuples

# Tuple declaration
tuple_name = (item1, item2, item3)

# Accessing tuple items

first_item = tuple_name[0]
last_item = tuple_name[-1]

# Tuple slicing
sliced_tuple =
tuple_name[start_index:end_index:step]
 Sets

# Set declaration
set_name = {item1, item2, item3}

# Adding items to a set

set_name.add(new_item)

# Removing items from a set

set_name.remove(item)

# Set operations
union_set = set1.union(set2)
intersection_set = set1.intersection(set2)
difference_set = set1.difference(set2)
 List Comprehensions

# Creating a new list from an existing

list
new_list = [expression for item in
existing_list]

# Conditionally creating a new list from

an existing list
new_list = [expression for item in
existing_list if condition]
 Error Handling
# try-except block
try:
# code block
except ErrorType:
# code block

# try-except-else block
try:
# code block
except ErrorType:
# code block
else:
# code block

# try-except-finally block
try:
# code block
except ErrorType:
# code block
finally:
# code block
 Modules and Packages
# Importing a module
import module_name

# Importing a specific function from a

module
from module_name import function_name

# Importing all functions from a module

from module_name import *

# Importing a package
import package_name

# Importing a specific module from a

package
from package_name import
module_name
# Importing a specific function from a
module in a package
from package_name.module_name import
function_name
 Classes and Objects
# Class declaration
class ClassName:
def __init__(self, parameter1,
parameter2):
self.parameter1 = parameter1
self.parameter2 = parameter2

def method_name(self):
# code block

# Object creation
object_name =
ClassName(argument1, argument2)

# Accessing object properties

property_value = object_name.property_name

# Calling object methods

object_name.method_name()
 Inheritance
# Parent class
class ParentClass:
def parent_method(self):
# code block

# Child class
class
ChildClass(ParentClass): def
child_method(self):
# code block
# Object creation
object_name = ChildClass()

# Accessing inherited methods

object_name.parent_method()
 Polymorphism

# Parent class
class ParentClass:
def polymorphic_method(self):
# code block

# Child class 1
class ChildClass1(ParentClass):
def polymorphic_method(self):
# code block

# Child class 2
class ChildClass2(ParentClass):
def polymorphic_method(self):
# code block

# Object creation
object1 = ChildClass1()
object2 = ChildClass2()

# Polymorphic method calls

object1.polymorphic_method()
object2.polymorphic_method()
 Lambda Functions

# Lambda function declaration

lambda_function = lambda p1,p2: expression

# Lambda function call

result = lambda_function(a1, a2)
 Map, Filter, and Reduce

# Map function
new_list = map(function, iterable)

# Filter function
new_list = filter(function, iterable)

# Reduce function
from functools import reduce
result = reduce(function, iterable)
 Decorators

# Decorator function
def decorator_function(original_function):
def wrapper_function(*args, **kwargs):
# code before original function
result = original_function(*args, **kwargs) #
code after original function
return result
return wrapper_function

# Applying a decorator to a function

@decorator_function
def original_function(*args,
**kwargs): # code block
 Generators

# Generator function
def generator_function():
for i in range(10):
yield i

# Using a generator
for value in
generator_function(): # code
block
 File Handling

# Opening a file
file = open("filename", "mode")

# Reading from a file

file_contents = file.read()

# Writing to a file
file.write("text")

# Closing a file
file.close()
 Virtual Environments

# Creating a virtual environment

python -m venv virtual_environment_name

# Activating a virtual environment

source virtual_environment_name/bin/activate

# Installing packages in a virtual environment

pip install package_name

# Deactivating a virtual environment

deactivate
 Context Managers

# Context manager class

class ContextManagerClass:
def __enter__(self):
# code block
return value

def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value,

traceback):
# code block

# Using a context manager with 'with' statement

with ContextManagerClass() as value:
# code block
Threading and Multiprocessing

import threading
import multiprocessing

# Threading
thread =
threading.Thread(target=function_name, args=
(argument1, argument2))
thread.start()
# Multiprocessing
process =
multiprocessing.Process(target=function_name,
args=(argument1, argument2))
process.start()