CS 3723 Python

CS 3723
Programming Languages

Python

"Python has become the de facto standard for exploratory,
interactive, and computation-driven scientific research."

Tutorial Pages: ('*' refers to:

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  0. Getting Started: A "copy" program (files, lists. REs).
  1. Introduction: Loops, conds, output, format, functions.
  2. Regular Expressions: Implemented by the library module re.
  3. Containers: Much commonality, especially the first 3 below.
         3.1 Strings: Like normal strings. (2015 base 2 = palindrome.)
         3.2 Lists: A cross between linked lists and arrays.
         3.3 Tuples:* Like lists but can't be changed after creation.
         3.4 Dictionaries: Called "Associative Arrays" elsewhere.
         3.5 Sets:* Unusual, implements mathematical sets.
  4. Randomization: Python's Random Number Generator.
  5. Debugging: Especially the use of pdb.
  6. Trees: Using lists or pointers
         6.1 Trees as Lists: Using only Python lists
         6.2 Trees Using Pointers: Similar to a traditional approach
  8. Classes: Everything is a class in Python
         8.1 Introduction: Just insert "self." everywhere.
         8.2 Examples of Classes: complex numbers, etc.
  9. Case Study: Finite Automata: Simulating DFAs and NFAs.
         9.1 Basic Program: No classes. Uses Python sets.
         9.2 Using a Class: Not the final word. Uses Python sets.
10. Graphs: Adjacency list representation and applications.
       10.1 Graphs Using Adjacency Lists: Also using a dictionary.
       10.2 Graph Algorithms: Also using a dictionary.
13. Arbitrary-Precision Float: Library mpmath.
14. Partitions: Counting partitions of an integer.
(Many topics not yet covered.)

From the Homepage:

Python Documentation: Links for Python 2.x and 3.x
Getting Started: for beginners
Python2orPython3: differences, and which you should use
Design and History FAQ: particularly informative

Other Sources:

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