Python Report 1
Python Report 1
ON
PYTHON PROGRAMMING
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN
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Introduction
1.1 Python …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1-2
Scripting Language
History
Python was conceived in the late 1980s, and its implementation was started
in December 1989 by Guido van Rossum at CWI in the Netherlands as a
successor to the ABC language (itself inspired by SETL) capable of exception
handling and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system. Van Rossum is
Python's principal author, and his continuing central role in deciding the
direction of Python is reflected in the title given to him by the Python
community, benevolent dictator for life (BDFL).
“Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too
much freedom and nobody can read another's code; too little and
expressiveness is endangered.”
Over six years ago, in December 1989, I was looking for a "hobby"
programming project that would keep me occupied during the week around
Christmas. My office ... would be closed, but I had a home Computer, and not
much else on my hands. I decided to write an interpreter for the new scripting
language I had been thinking about lately: a descendant of ABC that would
appeal to Unix/C hackers. I chose Python as a working title for the project,
being in a slightly irreverent mood (and a big fan of Monty Python's Flying
Circus).
Downloading python
If you don’t already have a copy of Python installed on your computer, you will
need to open up your Internet browser and go to the
Python download page
(http://www.python.org/download/).
Now that you are on the download page, select which of the software builds
you would like to download. For the purposes of this article we will use the
most up to date version available (Python 3.4.1).
Once you have clicked on that, you will be taken to a page with a description
of all the new updates and features of 3.4.1, however, you can always read
that while the download is in process. Scroll to the bottom of the page till you
find the “Download” section and click on the link that says “download page.”
Now you will scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and find the
“Windows x86 MSI installer.” If you want to download the 86-64 bit MSI,
feel free to do so. We believe that even if you have a 64-bit operating
system installed on your computer, the 86-bit MSI is preferable. We say
this because it will still run well and sometimes, with the 64bit
architectures, some of the compiled binaries and Python libraries don’t
work well.
Installing Python
Once you have downloaded the Python MSI, simply navigate to the download
location on your computer, double clicking the file and pressing Run when the
dialog box pops up.
If you are the only person who uses your computer, simply leave the “Install
for all users” option selected. If you have multiple accounts on your PC and
don’t want to install it across all accounts, select the “Install just for me”
option then press “Next.”
f you want to change the install location, feel free to do so; however, it is best
to leave it as is and simply select next, Otherwise...
Scroll down in the window and find the “Add Python.exe to Path” and click on
the small red “x.” Choose the “Will be installed on local hard drive” option then
press “Next.”
Now that you have completed the installation process, click on “Finish.
Setup the Path Variable
Begin by opening the start menu and typing in “environment” and select the
option called
Once you have the “Environment Variables” window open, direct your
focus to the bottom half. You will notice that it controls all the “System
Variables” rather than just this associated with your user. Click on “New…”
to create a new variable for Python.
Simply enter a name for your Path and the code shown below. For the
purposes of this example we have installed Python 2.7.3, so we will call
the path: “Pythonpath.” The string that you will need to enter is:
“C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts;”
Running The Python IDE
Now that we have successfully completed the installation process and added our
“Environment Variable,” you are ready to create your first basic Python
script. Let’s begin by opening Python’s GUI by pressing “Start” and typing
“Python” and selecting the “IDLE (Python GUI).”
Once the GUI is open, we will begin by using the simplest directive possible.
This is the “print” directive which simply prints whatever you tell it to, into a
new line. Start by typing a print directive like the one shown in the image
below or copy and paste this text then press
(this is called dynamic typing). Data types determine whether an object can
do something, or whether it just would not make sense. Other programming
languages often determine whether an operation makes sense for an object
by making sure the object can never be stored somewhere where the
operation will be performed on the object (this type system is called static
typing). Python does not do that. Instead it stores the type of an object with
the object, and checks when the operation is performed whether that
operation makes sense for that object Python has many native data types.
Here are the important ones:
Numbers can be integers (1 and 2), floats (1.1 and 1.2), fractions (1/2 and 2/3),
or even complex numbers.
Variables are nothing but reserved memory locations to store values. This means
that when you create a variable you reserve some space in memory.
Based on the data type of a variable, the interpreter allocates memory and
decides what can be stored in the reserved memory. Therefore, by assigning
different data types to variables, you can store integers, decimals or
characters in these variables.
String
In programming terms, we usually call text a string. When you think of a string
as a collection of letters, the term makes sense.
Creating Strings
• len("hello") 5 # size
Python Operator
Arithmetic Operator
Operator
Meaning Example
Comparison Operator
> Greater that - True if left operand is greater than the right x>y
<= Less than or equal to - True if left operand is less than or equal to the +x <=
right y
Tuples
To access values in tuple, use the square brackets for slicing along with the
index or indices to obtain value available at that index. For example − tup1
= ('physics', 'chemistry', 1997,
2000); tup2 = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ); print "tup1[0]: ", tup1[0] print "tup2[1:5]: ",
tup2[1:5]
Tuples respond to the + and * operators much like strings; they mean
concatenation and repetition here too, except that the result is a new
tuple, not a string. In fact, tuples respond to all of the general sequence
operations we used on strings in the prior chapter −
Python Expression Results Description
List
The list is a most versatile datatype available in Python which can be written
as a list of commaseparated values (items) between square brackets.
Important thing about a list is that items in a list need not be of the same
type.
Creating a list is as simple as putting different comma-separated
values between square brackets. For example − list1 = ['physics',
'chemistry', 1997, 2000]; list2 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]; list3 = ["a", "b", "c",
"d"];
Similar to string indices, list indices start at 0, and lists can be sliced,
concatenated and so on.
list2[1:5]: [2, 3, 4, 5]
Loop definition
Programming languages provide various control structures that allow for more
complicated execution paths.
A loop statement allows us to execute a statement or group of statements
multiple times. The following diagram illustrates a loop statement −
Python programming language provides following types of loops to handle
looping requirements.
nested loops You can use one or more loop inside any another
while, for or do..while loop.
Loop Example:
For Loop:
>>> for mynum in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
Hello 1
Hello 2
Hello 3
Hello 4
Hello 5
While Loop:
>>> count = 0 >>while(count< 4):
Conditional Statements:
Example:
If
Statement:
a=33 b=200
If b>a:
print(“b”)
If...Else
Statement: a=200
b=33 if b>a:
print(“b is greater than a”) else:
print(“a is greater than b”)
Function
Function blocks begin with the keyword def followed by the function name and
parentheses ( ( )
).
Any input parameters or arguments should be placed within these parentheses.
You can also define parameters inside these parentheses.
The first statement of a function can be an optional statement - the
documentation string of the function.
The code block within every function starts with a colon (:) and is indented.
The statement return [expression] exits a function, optionally passing back an
expression to the caller. A return statement with no arguments is the same as
return None.
Syntex:
Def functionname(parameters):
“function_docstring”
Function_suite
Return[expression]
Example:
Def printme(str):
“this print a passed string into this function” print
str return
1. # Function definition is here def
printme( str ):
"This prints a passed string into this
function" print str return;
SCOPE OF PYTHON
1 - Science
- Bioinformatics
2 - System Administration
- Unix
- Web logic
- Web sphere
3 - Internet Scripting
4 - Component Integration
5 - Database Programming
• Google makes extensive use of Python in its web search system, and
employs Python’s creator.
• Intel, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Seagate, Qualcomm, and IBM use Python for
hardware testing.
• ESRI uses Python as an end-user customization tool for its popular GIS
mapping products.
• It's free (open source) o Downloading and installing Python is free and
easy o Source code is easily accessible
• It's portable o Python runs virtually every major platform used today o As
long as you have a compatible Python interpreter installed, Python
programs will run in exactly the same manner, irrespective of platform.
Conclusion
I believe the trial has shown conclusively that it is both possible and
desirable to use Python as the principal teaching language: