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Notes of Python Shortcuts

The document outlines various Python shortcuts, including code tricks like variable swapping and list comprehensions, as well as useful built-in functions such as len() and type(). It also provides terminal and editor shortcuts for VS Code and Jupyter, along with common Python idioms for best practices in file handling and error management. Overall, it serves as a quick reference guide for enhancing Python coding efficiency.

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Notes of Python Shortcuts

The document outlines various Python shortcuts, including code tricks like variable swapping and list comprehensions, as well as useful built-in functions such as len() and type(). It also provides terminal and editor shortcuts for VS Code and Jupyter, along with common Python idioms for best practices in file handling and error management. Overall, it serves as a quick reference guide for enhancing Python coding efficiency.

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🐍 Notes on Python Shortcuts

✅ 1. Code Shortcuts and Tricks

Task Shortcut Example


Swap Variables One-liner swap a, b = b, a
[x*2 for x in
List Comprehension Create lists in one line
range(5)]
result = 'Yes' if x >
Ternary Operator One-line if-else
0 else 'No'
String Reverse Reverse a string s[::-1]
" ".join(['Hello',
Join List to String Convert list to string
'World'])
Assign multiple values
Multiple Assignment x, y, z = 1, 2, 3
at once
Check Even/Odd Simple check x % 2 == 0 (even)
Get Dictionary Value my_dict.get('key',
Use .get()
with Default 'default')

✅ 2. Useful Built-in Functions

Function Purpose Example


Get length of list, string,
len() len("hello") → 5
etc.
type() Check type of variable type(10) → int
enumerat Get index and value for i, val in
e() from list enumerate(list):
zip() Combine two lists zip(list1, list2)
sorted([3,1,2]) →
sorted() Sort a list
[1,2,3]
set([1,1,2,3]) →
set() Remove duplicates
{1,2,3}
map() Apply function to list map(str, [1, 2, 3])
Filter items based on filter(lambda x: x>0,
filter()
condition nums)
✅ 3. Terminal & Editor Shortcuts (for VS Code / Jupyter)

Shortcut Action
Comment/
Ctrl + /
Uncomment line
Shift +
Run cell in Jupyter
Enter
Alt + ↑ / ↓ Move line up/down
Ctrl + D Select next match
Ctrl + L Select line
Ctrl + Shift Open command
+ P palette

✅ 4. Common Python Idioms (Best Practices)

 Use with for file handling:

python
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with open('file.txt') as f:
content = f.read()

 Use try-except for error handling:

python
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try:
x = 1 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError:
print("Cannot divide by zero.")

 Use if __name__ == "__main__":


Useful when writing scripts to prevent unwanted code from running
when imported.

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