what's inside?

.onboarding process

Installation and Setup

.chapter 1:Vital Python: Math, Strings, Conditionals, and Loops

Overview

Vital Python

Spacing in Python

Complex Number Types

Changing Types

Variable Names

Comments

Docstrings

Strings: Concatenation, Methods, and input()

Escape Sequences with Quotes

String Operations and Concatenation

String Interpolation

Casting

The input() Function

String Indexing and Slicing

Logical Operators

Comparing Strings

Conditionals

if else

The elif Statement

Programs

The for Loop

Summary

.chapter 2:Python Structures

Overview

The Power of Lists

Matrices as Nested Lists

Matrix Operations

Matrix Multiplication Operations

List Methods

Accessing an Item from a List

Adding an Item to a List

Dictionary Keys and Values

Zipping and Unzipping Lists Using zip()

Dictionary Methods

Tuples

A Survey of Sets

Set Operations

Choosing Types

Summary

.chapter 3:Executing Python: Programs, Algorithms, and Functions

Overview

Python Scripts and Modules

Shebangs in Ubuntu

Imports

The if __name__ == "__main__" Statement

Python Algorithms

Time Complexity

Searching Algorithms

Basic Functions

Positional Arguments

Positional and Keyword Arguments

*args and **kwargs Arguments

Iterative Functions

Recursive Functions

Dynamic Programming

Timing Your Code

Helper Functions

Variable Scope

Mapping with Lambda Functions

Filtering with Lambda Functions

Sorting with Lambda Functions

Summary