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Python Study Guide

This Python Study Guide covers essential topics including data types, user input, conditionals, loops, functions, exceptions, and data structures like lists and tuples. It provides examples for each topic to illustrate their usage and emphasizes the importance of consistent indentation and built-in functions. The guide is designed to aid in understanding and practicing Python programming.

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Python Study Guide

This Python Study Guide covers essential topics including data types, user input, conditionals, loops, functions, exceptions, and data structures like lists and tuples. It provides examples for each topic to illustrate their usage and emphasizes the importance of consistent indentation and built-in functions. The guide is designed to aid in understanding and practicing Python programming.

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Python Study Guide

1. Data Types
● Integers: Whole numbers, e.g., 5, -10
● Floats: Decimal numbers, e.g., 3.14, -2.5
● Strings: Text, surrounded by quotes, e.g., "hello", 'world'
● Booleans: Represent True or False
● None: Represents the absence of a value, e.g., None
● Type Checking: Use type(variable) to determine the data type of a variable.

Example:
x = 5 # integer
y = 2.5 # float
name = "Alex" # string
is_active = True # boolean

2. Input / Basic Console Interactions


● Use input() to get user input from the console. It always returns a string, so you may need to
convert it.
● Basic print output with print()

Example:
name = input("Enter your name: ")
age = int(input("Enter your age: "))
print(f"Hello, {name}! You are {age} years old.")

3. Conditionals
● Used for decision-making.
● if, elif, and else statements allow you to execute code based on conditions.

Example:
age = 18
if age >= 18:
print("You're an adult.")
elif age >= 13:
print("You're a teenager.")
else:
print("You're a child.")
4. Loops
● - For Loops: Iterate over a sequence (like a list, string, or range).
● - While Loops: Repeat as long as a condition is true.

Examples:
# For loop
for i in range(5):
print(i) # Prints numbers from 0 to 4

# While loop
count = 0
while count < 5:
print(count)
count += 1

5. Functions and Exceptions


● Functions: Reusable blocks of code, defined with `def`.
● Exceptions: Handle errors using try-except blocks.

Example Function:
def greet(name):
return f"Hello, {name}!"

print(greet("Alice"))

Example of Exception Handling:


try:
x = int(input("Enter a number: "))
print("You entered:", x)
except ValueError:
print("That's not a valid number!")

6. Lists / Tuples
● Lists: Mutable sequences that hold items, defined with square brackets `[]`.
● Tuples: Immutable sequences, defined with parentheses `()`.

Examples:
# List
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
fruits.append("orange")
print(fruits) # ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange']
# Tuple
colors = ("red", "green", "blue")
print(colors[0]) # Accesses first element

Quick Tips:
● Remember to indent blocks consistently, as Python relies on indentation for code structure.
● Use built-in functions like `len()`, `sum()`, and `max()` to simplify code.
● Functions, conditionals, and loops are foundational for building complex logic, so practice
combining them for various scenarios.

Happy studying!

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