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Glossary - Python Programming Fundamentals

This document is a glossary of Python programming terms, providing definitions for key concepts used in the course and the industry. It covers various topics including attributes, branching, comparison operators, exception handling, loops, and more. The glossary serves as a reference for learners to understand essential terminology in Python programming.

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Glossary - Python Programming Fundamentals

This document is a glossary of Python programming terms, providing definitions for key concepts used in the course and the industry. It covers various topics including attributes, branching, comparison operators, exception handling, loops, and more. The glossary serves as a reference for learners to understand essential terminology in Python programming.

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Glossary: Python Programming Fundamentals


Welcome! This alphabetized glossary contains many of the terms you'll find within this course. This
comprehensive glossary also includes additional industry-recognized terms not used in course videos. These
terms are important for you to recognize when working in the industry, participating in user groups, and
participating in other certificate programs.

Term Definition

Refers to a concept or comparison outside the scope of the programming language


Analogy
itself, used to explain or relate one concept to another in a more understandable way.

Attributes in Python refer to the characteristics or properties of an object, and they


Attributes
can be accessed using dot notation.

Branching in Python is a process of altering the flow of a program based on


Branching
conditions, typically using if, elif, and else statements.

Comparison operators in Python are used to compare values and return Boolean
Comparison
results (True or False), including operators like == (equal),!= (not equal), < (less
operators
than), > (greater than), <= (less than or equal to), and >= (greater than or equal to).

Conditions in Python are used to make decisions in code, executing specific blocks of
Conditions
code based on whether a given expression evaluates to True or False.

In Python, "enumerate" is a built-in function that adds a counter to an iterable,


Enumerate
allowing you to loop through both the elements and their corresponding indices.

Exception handling in Python is a mechanism for gracefully managing and


Exception
responding to errors or exceptional conditions that may occur during program
handling
execution.

In Python, the term "explicitly" refers to performing an action or specifying


Explicitly
something in a clear, unambiguous, and direct manner.

For loops in Python are used for iterating over a sequence (such as a list, tuple, or
For loops string) or other iterable objects, executing a set of statements for each item in the
sequence.

Global variables in Python are variables defined outside of any function or block and
Global variable
can be accessed and modified from any part of the code.

"Incremented" in Python means to increase the value of a variable by a specified


Incremented
amount, typically done using the += operator or by adding a fixed value.

In Python, "indent" refers to the use of whitespace at the beginning of a line to


Indent
signify the structure and scope of code blocks, such as loops and functions.

In Python, "indices" refer to the position or location of elements in a sequence, like a


Indices
string, list, or tuple, starting with 0 for the first element.

In Python, "iterate" means to repeatedly perform a set of operations or steps on each


Iterate item in a collection, such as a list, tuple, or dictionary, typically using loops or
iterators.

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Term Definition

Local variables in Python are variables defined within a specific function or block of
Local variables
code and are only accessible within that function or block.

Logic operators in Python are used to perform logical operations on Boolean values,
Logic operators
including operators like and (logical AND), or (logical OR), and not (logical NOT).

Loops in Python are constructs for repeating a block of code, enabling the execution
Loops
of the same code multiple times.

Parameters in Python are placeholders in a function definition, used to accept and


Parameters
work with values provided to the function when it is called.

Programming Programming fundamentals in Python involve variables, control structures, functions,


Fundamentals data structures, input/output, and error handling for building software.

The range function in Python generates a sequence of numbers that can be used for
Range function iterating in a loop and is typically used as range (start, stop, step), where it creates
numbers from start to stop-1 with the given step increment.

The "scope of a function" in Python refers to the region of code where a variable
Scope of function
defined within that function is accessible or visible.

Sequences in Python are ordered collections of items that can include data types like
Sequences
strings, lists, and tuples, allowing for indexing and iteration.

In Python, "explicitly" means to state something clearly and directly, leaving no room
Syntax
for ambiguity or implicit interpretation.

While loops in Python are used to repeatedly execute a block of code as long as a
While loops
specified condition is true.

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