In this section, you’ll learn basic Python. If you’re completely new to Python programming, this Python basics section is perfect for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After completing the tutorials, you’ll be confident in Python programming and be able to create simple programs in Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
union()<\/code> method or set union operator (|<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Intersection of Sets<\/a> – show you how to intersect two or more sets using the intersection() method or set intersection operator (
&<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Difference of sets<\/a> – learn how to find the difference between sets using the set
difference()<\/code> method or set difference operator (-<\/code>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Symmetric Difference of sets<\/a> – guide you on how to find the symmetric difference of sets using the
symmetric_difference()<\/code> method or the symmetric difference operator (^<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Subset<\/a> – check if a set is a subset of another set.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Superset<\/a> – check if a set is a superset of another set.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Disjoint sets<\/a> – check if two sets are disjoint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 8. Exception handling #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- try…except<\/a> – show you how to handle exceptions more gracefully using the try…except statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- try…except…finally<\/a> – learn how to execute a code block whether an exception occurs or not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- try…except…else<\/a> – explain to you how to use the try…except…else statement to control the follow of the program in case of exceptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 9. More on Python Loops #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- for…else<\/a> – explain to you the
for else<\/code> statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- while…else<\/a> – discuss the
while else<\/code> statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- do…while<\/a> loop emulation – show you how to emulate the do…while loop in Python by using the while loop statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 10. More on Python functions #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Unpacking tuples<\/a> – show you how to unpack a tuple that assigns individual elements of a tuple to multiple variables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
*args<\/code> Parameters<\/a> – learn how to pass a variable number of arguments to a function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n**kwargs<\/code> Parameters<\/a> – show you how to pass a variable number of keyword arguments to a function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Partial functions<\/a> – learn how to define partial functions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type hints<\/a> – show you how to add type hints to the parameters of a function and how to use the static type checker (mypy) to check the type statically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 11. Modules & Packages #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Modules<\/a> – introduce you to the Python modules and show you how to write your own modules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Module search path<\/a> – explain to you how the Python module search path works when you import a module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
__name__<\/code> variable<\/a> – show you how to use the __name__<\/code> variable to control the execution of a Python file as a script or as a module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Packages<\/a> – learn how to use packages to organize modules in more structured ways.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Private functions<\/a> – define private functions in Python.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 12. Working with files #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Read from a text file<\/a> – learn how to read from a text file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Write to a text file<\/a> – show you how to write to a text file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Create a new text file<\/a> – walk you through the steps of creating a new text file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check if a file exists<\/a> – show you how to check if a file exists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Read CSV files<\/a> – show you how to read data from a CSV file using the csv module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Write CSV files<\/a> – learn how to write data to a CSV file using the csv module.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Rename a file<\/a> – guide you on how to rename a file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Delete a file<\/a> – show you how to delete a file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 13. Working Directories #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Working with directories<\/a> – show you commonly used functions to work with directories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List files in a Directory<\/a> – list files in a directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
Section 14. Strings #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- F-strings<\/a> – learn how to use the f-strings to format text strings in a clear syntax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Raw strings<\/a> – use raw strings to handle strings that contain the backslashes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Backslash<\/a> – explain how Python uses the backslashes (
\\<\/code>) in string literals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\nSection 15. Third-party Packages, PIP, and Virtual Environments #<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Python Package Index (PyPI) and pip<\/a> – introduce you to the Python package index and how to install third-party packages using pip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Virtual Environments<\/a> – understand Python virtual environments and more importantly, why you need them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Install pipenv on Windows<\/a> – show you how to install the
pipenv<\/code> tool on Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this section, you’ll learn the basic Python programming. If you’re completely new to Python programming, this section is perfect for you. After completing the tutorials, you’ll be familiar with the basic Python programming. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7265,"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/7265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pythontutorial.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}