Python programming msc(cs)

SRI VASAVI COLLEGE,ERODE
(Self -Finance Wing)
Department of Computer Science
I-M.Sc (CS)
Python Programming
Unit-1
Conducted by
P.KALAISELVI
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science

WHAT IS PYTHON?
Python is a popular programming
language. It was created by Guido van
Rossum, and released in 1991.
It is used for:
 web development (server-side),
 software development,
 mathematics,
 system scripting.
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WHAT CAN PYTHON DO?
 Python can be used on a server to create web
applications.
 Python can be used alongside software to create
workflows.
 Python can connect to database systems. It can
also read and modify files.
 Python can be used to handle big data and
perform complex mathematics.
 Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for
production-ready software development.
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WHY PYTHON?
Python works on different platforms
(Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
Python has a simple syntax similar to the
English language.
Python has syntax that allows developers to
write programs with fewer lines than some
other programming languages.
Python runs on an interpreter system,
meaning that code can be executed as soon as
it is written. This means that prototyping can
be very quick.
Python can be treated in a procedural way, an
object-oriented way or a functional way.
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PYTHON SYNTAX COMPARED TO OTHER
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
 Python was designed for readability, and has some
similarities to the English language with influence
from mathematics.
 Python uses new lines to complete a command, as
opposed to other programming languages which
often use semicolons or parentheses.
 Python relies on indentation, using whitespace, to
define scope; such as the scope of loops, functions
and classes. Other programming languages often
use curly-brackets for this purpose.
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PYTHON GETTING STARTED
 Python Install
 Many PCs and Macs will have python already
installed.
 To check if you have python installed on a Windows
PC, search in the start bar for Python or run the
following on the Command Line (cmd.exe):
C:UsersYour Name>python --version
 To check if you have python installed on a Linux or
Mac, then on linux open the command line or on Mac
open the Terminal and type:
python –version
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PYTHON QUICK START
 Python is an interpreted programming language, th is means that
as a developer you write Python (.py) files in a text editor and
then put those files into the python interpreter to be executed.
 The way to run a python file is like this on the command line:
C:UsersYour Name>python helloworld.py
 Where "helloworld.py" is the name of your python file.
 Let's write our first Python file, called helloworld.py, which can
be done in any text editor.
 helloworld.py
 print("Hello, World!")
 Simple as that. Save your file. Open your command line, navigate
to the directory where you saved your file, and run:
C:UsersYour Name>python helloworld.py
 The output should read:
 Hello, World!
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THE PYTHON COMMAND LINE
To test a short amount of code in python
sometimes it is quickest and easiest not to
write the code in a file. This is made possible
because Python can be run as a command
line itself.
Type the following on the Windows, Mac or
Linux command line:
C:UsersYour Name>python
Or, if the "python" command did not work,
you can try "py":C:UsersYour Name>py
From there you can write any python,
including our hello world example from
earlier in the tutorial:
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 C:UsersYour Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC
v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")
 Which will write "Hello, World!" in the command line:
 C:UsersYour Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC
v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")
Hello, World!
 Whenever you are done in the python command line, you can
simply type the following to quit the python command line
interface:
 exit()
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EXECUTE PYTHON SYNTAX
As we learned in the previous page, Python
syntax can be executed by writing directly
in the Command Line:
 >>> print("Hello, World!")
Hello, World!
Or by creating a python file on the server,
using the .py file extension, and running it
in the Command Line:
 C:UsersYour Name>python myfile.py
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PYTHON INDENTATION
 Indentation refers to the spaces at the beginning of a code
line.
 Where in other programming languages the indentation in
code is for readability only, the indentation in Python is very
important.
 Python uses indentation to indicate a block of code.
 Example
 if 5 > 2:
print("Five is greater than two!")
 Python will give you an error if you skip the indentation:
 Example
 Syntax Error:
 if 5 > 2:
 The number of spaces is up to you as a programmer, but it
has to be at least one.
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 Example
if 5 > 2:
if 5 > 2:
 You have to use the same number of spaces in the same
block of code, otherwise Python will give you an error:
 Example
 Syntax Error:
if 5 > 2:
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COMMENTS
 Python has commenting capability for the
purpose of in-code documentation.
 Comments start with a #, and Python will
render the rest of the line as a comment:
 Example
 Comments in Python:
 #This is a comment.
print("Hello, World!")
 Python Comments
 Comments can be used to explain Python code.
 Comments can be used to make the code more
readable.
 Comments can be used to prevent execution when
testing code.
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 Creating a Comment
 Comments starts with a #, and Python will ignore them:
 Example
 #This is a comment
 Comments can be placed at the end of a line, and Python will
ignore the rest of the line:
 Example
 print("Hello, World!") #This is a comment
 A comment does not have to be text that explains the code, it
can also be used to prevent Python from executing code:
 Example
 #print("Hello, World!")
print("Cheers, Mate!“)
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 Multi Line Comments
 Python does not really have a syntax for multi line comments.
 To add a multiline comment you could insert a # for each line:
 Example
 #This is a comment
#written in
#more than just one line
 Or, not quite as intended, you can use a multiline string.
 Since Python will ignore string literals that are not assigned to a
variable, you can add a multiline string (triple quotes) in your
code, and place your comment inside it:
 Example
 """
This is a comment
written in
more than just one line
"""
 As long as the string is not assigned to a variable, Python will read
the code, but then ignore it, and you have made a multiline comment.
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PYTHON VARIABLES
 Variables
 Variables are containers for storing data values.
 In Python, variables are created when you assign a value
to it:
 Example
 Variables in Python:
 x = 5
y = "Hello, World!“
 Python has no command for declaring a variable.
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PYTHON VARIABLE
 Creating Variables
 Python has no command for declaring a variable.
 A variable is created the moment you first assign a value to it.
 Example
x = 5
y = "John"
print(x)
print(y)
 Variables do not need to be declared with any particular type,
and can even change type after they have been set.
 Example
x = 4 # x is of type int
x = "Sally" # x is now of type str
print(x)
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CASTING
 If you want to specify the data type of a variable, this can be
done with casting.
 Example
 x = str(3) # x will be '3'
y = int(3) # y will be 3
z = float(3) # z will be 3.0
 Get the Type
 You can get the data type of a variable with the type() function.
 Example
 x = 5
y = "John"
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
 Output:<class 'int'>
<class 'str'>
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SINGLE OR DOUBLE QUOTES?
 String variables can be declared either by using single or
double quotes:
 Example
 x = "John"
# is the same as
x = 'John‘
 Case-Sensitive
 Variable names are case-sensitive.
 Example
 This will create two variables:
 a = 4
A = "Sally"
#A will not overwrite a
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PYTHON DATA TYPES
 Built-in Data Types
 In programming, data type is an important concept.
 Variables can store data of different types, and different
types can do different things.
 Python has the following data types built-in by default, in
these categories:
 Text Type:str
 Numeric Types:int, float, complex
 Sequence Types:list, tuple, range
 Mapping Type:dict
 Set Types:set, frozenset
 Boolean Type:bool
 Binary Types:bytes, bytearray, memoryview
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 Getting the Data Type
 You can get the data type of any object by using the type() function:
 Example
 Print the data type of the variable x:
 x = 5
print(type(x))
 Setting the Data Type
 In Python, the data type is set when you assign a value to a variable:
 Example Data Type
 x = "Hello World“ str
 x = 20 int
 x = 20.5 float
 x = 1j complex
 x = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] list
 x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry") tuple
 x = range(6) range
 x = {"name" : "John", "age" : 36} dict
 x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} set
 x = frozenset({"apple", "banana", "cherry"}) frozenset
 x = True bool
 x = b"Hello“ bytes
 x = bytearray(5) bytearray
 x = memoryview(bytes(5)) memoryview
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PYTHON NUMBERS
 There are three numeric types in Python:
 int
 float
 complex
 Variables of numeric types are created when you assign a
value to them:
 Example
 x = 1 # int
y = 2.8 # float
z = 1j # complex
 To verify the type of any object in Python, use
the type() function:
 Example
 print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
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 Int
 Int, or integer, is a whole number, positive or negative, without decimals, of
unlimited length.
 Example
 Integers:
 x = 1
y = 35656222554887711
z = -3255522
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
 Float
 Float, or "floating point number" is a number, positive or negative,
containing one or more decimals.
 Example
 Floats:
 x = 1.10
y = 1.0
z = -35.59
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
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 Float can also be scientific numbers with an "e" to indicate the
power of 10.
 Example
 Floats:
 x = 35e3
y = 12E4
z = -87.7e100
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
 Complex
 Complex numbers are written with a "j" as the imaginary part:
 Example
 Complex:
 x = 3+5j
y = 5j
z = -5j
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
print(type(z))
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 Type Conversion
 You can convert from one type to another with the int(), float(),
and complex() methods:
 Example
 Convert from one type to another:
 x = 1 # int
y = 2.8 # float
z = 1j # complex
#convert from int to float:
a = float(x)
#convert from float to int:
b = int(y)
#convert from int to complex:
c = complex(x)
print(a)
print(b)
print(c)
print(type(a))
print(type(b))
print(type(c))
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RANDOM NUMBER
 Python does not have a random() function to make a
random number, but Python has a built-in module
called random that can be used to make random numbers:
 Example
 Import the random module, and display a random number
between 1 and 9:
 import random
print(random.randrange(1, 10))
 Python Random Module:
 Python has a built-in module that you can use to make random
numbers.
 The random module has a set of methods:
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Method Description
seed() Initialize the random number generator
getstate() Returns the current internal state of the random number
generator
setstate() Restores the internal state of the random number generator
getrandbits() Returns a number representing the random bits
randrange() Returns a random number between the given range
randint() Returns a random number between the given range
choice() Returns a random element from the given sequence
choices() Returns a list with a random selection from the given sequence
shuffle() Takes a sequence and returns the sequence in a random order
sample() Returns a given sample of a sequence
random() Returns a random float number between 0 and 1
uniform() Returns a random float number between two given parameters
triangular() Returns a random float number between two given parameters,
you can also set a mode parameter to specify the midpoint
between the two other parameters
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betavariate() Returns a random float number between 0 and 1 based on
the Beta distribution (used in statistics)
expovariate() Returns a random float number based on the Exponential
distribution (used in statistics)
gammavariate() Returns a random float number based on the Gamma
gauss() Returns a random float number based on the Gaussian
distribution (used in probability theories)
lognormvariate() Returns a random float number based on a log-normal
normalvariate() Returns a random float number based on the normal
vonmisesvariate() Returns a random float number based on the von Mises
distribution (used in directional statistics)
paretovariate() Returns a random float number based on the Pareto
weibullvariate() Returns a random float number based on the Weibull
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PYTHON CASTING
 Specify a Variable Type
 There may be times when you want to specify a type on to a
variable. This can be done with casting. Python is an object-
orientated language, and as such it uses classes to define data
types, including its primitive types.
 Casting in python is therefore done using constructor functions:
 int() - constructs an integer number from an integer literal, a float
literal (by removing all decimals), or a string literal (providing the
string represents a whole number)
 float() - constructs a float number from an integer literal, a float
literal or a string literal (providing the string represents a float or an
integer)
 str() - constructs a string from a wide variety of data types, including
strings, integer literals and float literals
 Example
 Integers:
 x = int(1) # x will be 1
y = int(2.8) # y will be 2
z = int("3") # z will be 3
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 Strings
 Strings in python are surrounded by either single quotation
marks, or double quotation marks.
 'hello' is the same as "hello".
 You can display a string literal with the print() function:
 Example
 print("Hello")
print('Hello')
 Assign String to a Variable
 Assigning a string to a variable is done with the variable name
followed by an equal sign and the string:
 Example
 a = "Hello"
print(a)
PYTHON STRINGS
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 Multiline Strings
 You can assign a multiline string to a variable by using three
quotes:
 Example
 You can use three double quotes:
 a = """Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua."""
print(a)
 Or three single quotes:
 Example
 a = '''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt
ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.'''
print(a)
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 Strings are Arrays
 Like many other popular programming languages, strings in
Python are arrays of bytes representing unicode characters.
 However, Python does not have a character data type, a single
character is simply a string with a length of 1.
 Square brackets can be used to access elements of the string.
 Example
 Get the character at position 1 (remember that the first character
has the position 0):
 a = "Hello, World!"
print(a[1])
 Looping Through a String
 Since strings are arrays, we can loop through the characters in a
string, with a for loop.
 Example
 Loop through the letters in the word "banana":
 for x in "banana":
print(x)
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 String Length
 To get the length of a string, use the len() function.
 Example
 The len() function returns the length of a string:
print(len(a))
 Check String
 To check if a certain phrase or character is present in a string, we can
use the keyword in.
 Example
 Check if "free" is present in the following text:
 txt = "The best things in life are free!"
print("free" in txt)
 Use it in an if statement:
 Example
 Print only if "free" is present:
if "free" in txt:
print("Yes, 'free' is present.")
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 Check if NOT
 To check if a certain phrase or character is NOT present in a
string, we can use the keyword not in.
 Example
 Check if "expensive" is NOT present in the following text:
print("expensive" not in txt)
 Use it in an if statement:
 Example
 print only if "expensive" is NOT present:
if "expensive" not in txt:
print("Yes, 'expensive' is NOT present.")
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PYTHON - SLICING STRINGS
 Slicing
 You can return a range of characters by using the slice syntax.
 Specify the start index and the end index, separated by a colon,
to return a part of the string.
 Example
 Get the characters from position 2 to position 5 (not included):
 b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[2:5])
 Slice From the Start
 By leaving out the start index, the range will start at the first
character:
 Example
 Get the characters from the start to position 5 (not included):
print(b[:5])
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 Slice To the End
 By leaving out the end index, the range will go to the end:
 Example
 Get the characters from position 2, and all the way to the end:
print(b[2:])
 Negative Indexing
 Use negative indexes to start the slice from the end of the
string:
 Example
 Get the characters:
 From: "o" in "World!" (position -5)
 To, but not included: "d" in "World!" (position -2):
print(b[-5:-2])
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 Python - Modify Strings
 Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.
 Upper Case
 Example
 The upper() method returns the string in upper case:
print(a.upper())
 Lower Case
 Example
 The lower() method returns the string in lower case:
print(a.lower())
 Remove Whitespace
 Whitespace is the space before and/or after the actual text, and very
often you want to remove this space.
 Example
 The strip() method removes any whitespace from the beginning or the
end:
 a = " Hello, World! "
print(a.strip()) # returns "Hello, World!“
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 Replace String
 Example
 The replace() method replaces a string with another string:
print(a.replace("H", "J"))
 Split String
 The split() method returns a list where the text between the
specified separator becomes the list items.
 Example
 The split() method splits the string into substrings if it finds
instances of the separator:
print(a.split(",")) # returns ['Hello', ' World!']

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 String Concatenation
 To concatenate, or combine, two strings you can use the +
operator.
 Example
 Merge variable a with variable b into variable c:
 a = "Hello"
b = "World"
c = a + b
print(c)
 String Format
 As we learned in the Python Variables chapter, we cannot
combine strings and numbers like this:
 Example
 age = 36
txt = "My name is John, I am " + age
print(txt)
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 But we can combine strings and numbers by using
the format() method!
 The format() method takes the passed arguments, formats
them, and places them in the string where the
placeholders {} are:
 Example
 Use the format() method to insert numbers into strings:
 age = 36
txt = "My name is John, and I am {}"
print(txt.format(age))
 The format() method takes unlimited number of
arguments, and are placed into the respective
placeholders:
 Example
 quantity = 3
itemno = 567
price = 49.95
myorder = "I want {} pieces of item {} for {} dollars."
print(myorder.format(quantity, itemno, price))
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PYTHON LISTS
 Lists are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
 Lists are one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store
collections of data, the other 3 are Tuple, Set, and Dictionary, all
with different qualities and usage.
 Lists are created using square brackets:
 Example
 Create a List:
 thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
print(thislist)
 List Items
 List items are ordered, changeable, and allow duplicate values.
 List items are indexed, the first item has index [0], the second item has
index [1] etc.
 Ordered
 When we say that lists are ordered, it means that the items have a
defined order, and that order will not change.
 If you add new items to a list, the new items will be placed at the end of
the list.
 Note: There are some list methods that will change the order, but in
general: the order of the items will not change.
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 Changeable
 The list is changeable, meaning that we can change, add, and
remove items in a list after it has been created.
 Allow Duplicates
 Since lists are indexed, lists can have items with the same
value:
 Example
 Lists allow duplicate values:
 thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "apple", "cherry"]
print(thislist)
 List Length
 To determine how many items a list has, use
the len() function:
 Example
 Print the number of items in the list:
print(len(thislist))
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 List Items - Data Types
 List items can be of any data type:
 Example
 String, int and boolean data types:
 list1 = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
list2 = [1, 5, 7, 9, 3]
list3 = [True, False, False]
 A list can contain different data types:
 Example
 A list with strings, integers and boolean values:
 list1 = ["abc", 34, True, 40, "male"]
 type()
 From Python's perspective, lists are defined as objects with the data
type 'list':
 <class 'list'>
 Example
 What is the data type of a list?
 mylist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
print(type(mylist))
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 The list() Constructor
 It is also possible to use the list() constructor when creating a
new list.
 Example
 Using the list() constructor to make a List:
 thislist = list(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) # note the double
round-brackets
print(thislist)
 Python Collections (Arrays)
 There are four collection data types in the Python programming
language:
 List is a collection which is ordered and changeable. Allows
duplicate members.
 Tuple is a collection which is ordered and unchangeable.
Allows duplicate members.
 Set is a collection which is unordered and unindexed. No
duplicate members.
 Dictionary is a collection which is ordered* and changeable.
No duplicate members.
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PYTHON - ACCESS LIST ITEMS
 Access Items
 List items are indexed and you can access them by referring to
the index number:
 Example
 Print the second item of the list:
print(thislist[1])
 Note: The first item has index 0.
 Negative indexing means start from the end
 -1 refers to the last item, -2 refers to the second last item etc.
 Example
 Print the last item of the list:
print(thislist[-1])
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 Range of Indexes
 You can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to start and where to
end the range.
 When specifying a range, the return value will be a new list with the
specified items.
 Example
 Return the third, fourth, and fifth item:
 thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "melon", "mango"]
print(thislist[2:5])
 Note: The search will start at index 2 (included) and end at index 5 (not
included).
 Remember that the first item has index 0.
 By leaving out the start value, the range will start at the first item:
 Example
 This example returns the items from the beginning to, but NOT including,
"kiwi":
print(thislist[:4])
 By leaving out the end value, the range will go on to the end of the list:
 Example
 This example returns the items from "cherry" to the end:
print(thislist[2:])
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 Range of Negative Indexes
 Specify negative indexes if you want to start the search from
the end of the list:
 Example
 This example returns the items from "orange" (-4) to, but
NOT including "mango" (-1):
 thislist =
["apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "melon", "mang
o"]
print(thislist[-4:-1])
 Check if Item Exists
 To determine if a specified item is present in a list use
the in keyword:
 Example
 Check if "apple" is present in the list:
if "apple" in thislist:
print("Yes, 'apple' is in the fruits list")
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PYTHON - CHANGE LIST ITEMS
 Change Item Value
 To change the value of a specific item, refer to the index number:
 Example
 Change the second item:
thislist[1] = "blackcurrant"
print(thislist)
 Change a Range of Item Values
 To change the value of items within a specific range, define a list with
the new values, and refer to the range of index numbers where you
want to insert the new values:
 Example
 Change the values "banana" and "cherry" with the values
"blackcurrant" and "watermelon":
 thislist = ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "mango"]
thislist[1:3] = ["blackcurrant", "watermelon"]
print(thislist)
 If you insert more items than you replace, the new items will be
inserted where you specified, and the remaining items will move
accordingly:
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 Example
 Change the second value by replacing it with two new values:
thislist[1:2] = ["blackcurrant", "watermelon"]
print(thislist)
 Note: The length of the list will change when the number of
items inserted does not match the number of items replaced.
 If you insert less items than you replace, the new items will
be inserted where you specified, and the remaining items will
move accordingly:
 Example
 Change the second and third value by replacing it
with one value:
thislist[1:3] = ["watermelon"]
print(thislist)
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PYTHON - ADD LIST ITEMS
 Append Items
 To add an item to the end of the list, use the append() method:
 Example
 Using the append() method to append an item:
thislist.append("orange")
print(thislist)
 Insert Items
 To insert a list item at a specified index, use the insert() method.
 The insert() method inserts an item at the specified index:
 Example
 Insert an item as the second position:
thislist.insert(1, "orange")
print(thislist)
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 Extend List
 To append elements from another list to the current list, use
the extend() method.
 Example
 Add the elements of tropical to thislist:
tropical = ["mango", "pineapple", "papaya"]
thislist.extend(tropical)
print(thislist)
 The elements will be added to the end of the list.
 Add Any Iterable
 The extend() method does not have to append lists, you can add
any iterable object (tuples, sets, dictionaries etc.).
 Example
 Add elements of a tuple to a list:
thistuple = ("kiwi", "orange")
thislist.extend(thistuple)
print(thislist)
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PYTHON - REMOVE LIST ITEMS
 Remove Specified Item
 The remove() method removes the specified item.
 Example
 Remove "banana":
thislist.remove("banana")
print(thislist)
 Remove Specified Index
 The pop() method removes the specified index.
 Example
 Remove the second item:
thislist.pop(1)
print(thislist)
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 If you do not specify the index, the pop() method removes
the last item.
 Example
 Remove the last item:
thislist.pop()
print(thislist)
 The del keyword also removes the specified index:
 Example
 Remove the first item:
del thislist[0]
print(thislist)
 The del keyword can also delete the list completely.
 Example
 Delete the entire list:
del thislist
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 Clear the List
 The clear() method empties the list.
 The list still remains, but it has no content.
 Example
 Clear the list content:
thislist.clear()
print(thislist)
 Python - Loop Lists
 Loop Through a List:
 You can loop through the list items by using a for loop:
 Example
 Print all items in the list, one by one:
for x in thislist:
print(x)
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 Loop Through the Index Numbers
 You can also loop through the list items by referring to their index
number.
 Use the range() and len() functions to create a suitable iterable.
 Example
 Print all items by referring to their index number:
for i in range(len(thislist)):
print(thislist[i])
 The iterable created in the example above is [0, 1, 2].
 Using a While Loop
 You can loop through the list items by using a while loop.
 Use the len() function to determine the length of the list, then start at
0 and loop your way through the list items by refering to their indexes.
 Remember to increase the index by 1 after each iteration.
 Example
 Print all items, using a while loop to go through all the index numbers
i = 0
while i < len(thislist):
print(thislist[i])
i = i + 1
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 Looping Using List Comprehension
 List Comprehension offers the shortest syntax for looping
through lists:
 Example
 A short hand for loop that will print all items in a list:
[print(x) for x in thislist]
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PYTHON - LIST METHODS
Method Description
append() Adds an element at the end of the list
clear() Removes all the elements from the list
copy() Returns a copy of the list
count() Returns the number of elements with the specified value
extend() Add the elements of a list (or any iterable), to the end of the
current list
index() Returns the index of the first element with the specified value
insert() Adds an element at the specified position
pop() Removes the element at the specified position
remove() Removes the item with the specified value
reverse() Reverses the order of the list
sort() Sorts the list
List Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on lists.
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PYTHON TUPLES
 Tuple
 Tuples are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
 Tuple is one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store
collections of data, the other 3 are List, Set, and Dictionary, all
with different qualities and usage.
 A tuple is a collection which is ordered and unchangeable.
 Tuples are written with round brackets.
 Example
 Create a Tuple:
 thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
print(thistuple)
 Tuple Items
 Tuple items are ordered, unchangeable, and allow duplicate
values.
 Tuple items are indexed, the first item has index [0], the second
item has index [1] etc.
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 Ordered
 When we say that tuples are ordered, it means that the items have a
defined order, and that order will not change.
 Unchangeable
 Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that we cannot change, add or
remove items after the tuple has been created.
 Allow Duplicates
 Since tuples are indexed, they can have items with the same value:
 Example
 Tuples allow duplicate values:
 thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry", "apple", "cherry")
print(thistuple)
 Tuple Length
 To determine how many items a tuple has, use the len() function:
 Example
 Print the number of items in the tuple:
print(len(thistuple))
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 Create Tuple With One Item
 To create a tuple with only one item, you have to add a comma
after the item, otherwise Python will not recognize it as a
tuple.
 Example
 One item tuple, remember the comma:
 thistuple = ("apple",)
print(type(thistuple))
#NOT a tuple
thistuple = ("apple")
print(type(thistuple))
 Tuple Items - Data Types
 Tuple items can be of any data type:
 Example
 tuple1 = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
tuple2 = (1, 5, 7, 9, 3)
tuple3 = (True, False, False)
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 A tuple can contain different data types:
 Example
 A tuple with strings, integers and boolean values:
 tuple1 = ("abc", 34, True, 40, "male")
 type()
 From Python's perspective, tuples are defined as objects with the data
type 'tuple':
 <class 'tuple'>
 Example
 What is the data type of a tuple?
 mytuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
print(type(mytuple))
 The tuple() Constructor
 Example
 It is also possible to use the tuple() constructor to make a tuple.
 Using the tuple() method to make a tuple:
 thistuple = tuple(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) # note the double
round-brackets
print(thistuple)
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PYTHON - ACCESS TUPLE ITEMS
 Access Tuple Items
 You can access tuple items by referring to the index number,
inside square brackets:
 Example
 Print the second item in the tuple:
print(thistuple[1])
 Note: The first item has index 0.
 Negative indexing means start from the end.
 -1 refers to the last item, -2 refers to the second last item etc.
 Example
 Print the last item of the tuple:
print(thistuple[-1])
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 Range of Indexes
 You can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to start and
where to end the range.
 When specifying a range, the return value will be a new tuple with
the specified items.
 Example
 Return the third, fourth, and fifth item:
 thistuple =
("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "melon", "mango")
print(thistuple[2:5])
 Note: The search will start at index 2 (included) and end at index 5
(not included).
 Remember that the first item has index 0.
 By leaving out the start value, the range will start at the first item:
 Example
 This example returns the items from the beginning to, but NOT
included, "kiwi":
 thistuple =
print(thistuple[:4])
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 Range of Negative Indexes
 Specify negative indexes if you want to start the search from
the end of the tuple:
 Example
 This example returns the items from index -4 (included) to
index -1 (excluded)
 thistuple =
print(thistuple[-4:-1])
 Check if Item Exists
 To determine if a specified item is present in a tuple use
the in keyword:
 Example
 Check if "apple" is present in the tuple:
if "apple" in thistuple:
print("Yes, 'apple' is in the fruits tuple")
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PYTHON - UPDATE TUPLES
 Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that you cannot change,
add, or remove items once the tuple is created.
 But there are some workarounds.
 Change Tuple Values
 Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values. Tuples
are unchangeable, or immutable as it also is called.
 But there is a workaround. You can convert the tuple into a
list, change the list, and convert the list back into a tuple.
 Example
 Convert the tuple into a list to be able to change it:
 x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(x)
y[1] = "kiwi"
x = tuple(y)
print(x)
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 Add Items
 Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a build-
in append() method, but there are other ways to add items to a
tuple.
 1. Convert into a list: Just like the workaround
for changing a tuple, you can convert it into a list, add
your item(s), and convert it back into a tuple.
 Example
 Convert the tuple into a list, add "orange", and convert it back
into a tuple:
y = list(thistuple)
y.append("orange")
thistuple = tuple(y)
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 2. Add tuple to a tuple. You are allowed to add tuples to
tuples, so if you want to add one item, (or many), create a new
tuple with the item(s), and add it to the existing tuple:
 Example
 Create a new tuple with the value "orange", and add that tuple:
y = ("orange",)
thistuple += y
print(thistuple)
 Remove Items
 Note: You cannot remove items in a tuple.
 Tuples are unchangeable, so you cannot remove items from it, but
you can use the same workaround as we used for changing and adding
tuple items:
 Example
 Convert the tuple into a list, remove "apple", and convert it back into
a tuple:
y = list(thistuple)
y.remove("apple")
thistuple = tuple(y)
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PYTHON - UNPACK TUPLES
 Unpacking a Tuple
 When we create a tuple, we normally assign values to it. This is
called "packing" a tuple:
 Example
 Packing a tuple:
 fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
 But, in Python, we are also allowed to extract the values back
into variables. This is called "unpacking":
 Example
 Unpacking a tuple:
(green, yellow, red) = fruits
print(green)
print(yellow)
print(red)
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 Using Asterisk*
 If the number of variables is less than the number of values,
you can add an * to the variable name and the values will be
assigned to the variable as a list:
 Example
 Assign the rest of the values as a list called "red":
 fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry", "strawberry", "raspberry")
(green, yellow, *red) = fruits
print(green)
print(yellow)
print(red)
 If the asterisk is added to another variable name than the last,
Python will assign values to the variable until the number of
values left matches the number of variables left.
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 Example
 Add a list of values the "tropic" variable:
 fruits = ("apple", "mango", "papaya", "pineapple", "cherry")
(green, *tropic, red) = fruits
print(green)
print(tropic)
print(red)
 Python - Loop Tuples
 Loop Through a Tuple
 You can loop through the tuple items by using a for loop.
 Example
 Iterate through the items and print the values:
for x in thistuple:
print(x)
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 Loop Through the Index Numbers
 You can also loop through the tuple items by referring to their index
number.
 Use the range() and len() functions to create a suitable iterable.
 Example
 Print all items by referring to their index number:
for i in range(len(thistuple)):
print(thistuple[i])
 Using a While Loop
 You can loop through the list items by using a while loop.
 Use the len() function to determine the length of the tuple, then start
at 0 and loop your way through the tuple items by refering to their
indexes.
 Remember to increase the index by 1 after each iteration.
 Example
 Print all items, using a while loop to go through all the index
numbers:
i = 0
while i < len(thistuple):
print(thistuple[i])
i = i + 1
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PYTHON - JOIN TUPLES
 Join Two Tuples
 To join two or more tuples you can use the + operator:
 Example
 Join two tuples:
 tuple1 = ("a", "b" , "c")
tuple2 = (1, 2, 3)
tuple3 = tuple1 + tuple2
print(tuple3)
 Multiply Tuples
 If you want to multiply the content of a tuple a given number of
times, you can use the * operator:
 Example
 Multiply the fruits tuple by 2:
mytuple = fruits * 2
print(mytuple)
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 Python - Tuple Methods
 Tuple Methods
 Python has two built-in methods that you can use on tuples.
Method Description
count() Returns the number of times a
specified value occurs in a tuple
index() Searches the tuple for a specified
value and returns the position of
where it was found
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PYTHON SETS
 Set
 Sets are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
 Set is one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store
collections of data, the other 3 are List, Tuple, and Dictionary,
all with different qualities and usage.
 A set is a collection which is both unordered and unindexed.
 Sets are written with curly brackets.
 Example
 Create a Set:
 thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
print(thisset)
 Note: Sets are unordered, so you cannot be sure in which order
the items will appear.
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 Set Items
 Set items are unordered, unchangeable, and do not allow duplicate
values.
 Unordered
 Unordered means that the items in a set do not have a defined order.
 Set items can appear in a different order every time you use them,
and cannot be referred to by index or key.
 Unchangeable
 Sets are unchangeable, meaning that we cannot change the items
after the set has been created.
 Once a set is created, you cannot change its items, but you can add
new items.
 Duplicates Not Allowed
 Sets cannot have two items with the same value.
 Example
 Duplicate values will be ignored:
 thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry", "apple"}
print(thisset)
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 Get the Length of a Set
 To determine how many items a set has, use the len() method.
 Example
 Get the number of items in a set:
print(len(thisset))
 Set Items - Data Types
 Set items can be of any data type:
 Example
 set1 = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
set2 = {1, 5, 7, 9, 3}
set3 = {True, False, False}
 A set can contain different data types:
 Example
 A set with strings, integers and boolean values:
 set1 = {"abc", 34, True, 40, "male"}
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 type()
 From Python's perspective, sets are defined as objects with the
data type 'set':
 <class 'set'>
 Example
 What is the data type of a set?
 myset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
print(type(myset))
 The set() Constructor
 It is also possible to use the set() constructor to make a set.
 Example
 Using the set() constructor to make a set:
 thisset = set(("apple", "banana", "cherry")) # note the double
round-brackets
print(thisset)
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PYTHON - ACCESS SET ITEMS
 Access Items
 You cannot access items in a set by referring to an index or a key.
 But you can loop through the set items using a for loop, or ask if a
specified value is present in a set, by using the in keyword.
 Example
 Loop through the set, and print the values:
for x in thisset:
print(x)
 Example
 Check if "banana" is present in the set:
print("banana" in thisset)
 Change Items
 Once a set is created, you cannot change its items, but you can add
new items.
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PYTHON - ADD SET ITEMS
 Add Items
 Once a set is created, you cannot change its items, but you can add new
items.
 To add one item to a set use the add() method.
 Example
 Add an item to a set, using the add() method:
thisset.add("orange")
print(thisset)
 Add Sets
 To add items from another set into the current set, use
the update() method.
 Example
 Add elements from tropical into thisset:
tropical = {"pineapple", "mango", "papaya"}
thisset.update(tropical)
print(thisset)
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 Add Any Iterable
 The object in the update() method does not have to be a set, it can be
any iterable object (tuples, lists, dictionaries etc.).
 Example
 Add elements of a list to at set:
mylist = ["kiwi", "orange"]
thisset.update(mylist)
print(thisset)
 Python - Remove Set Items
 Remove Item
 To remove an item in a set, use the remove(), or the discard() method.
 Example
 Remove "banana" by using the remove() method:
thisset.remove("banana")
print(thisset)
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 Note: If the item to remove does not exist, remove() will raise an
error.
 Example
 Remove "banana" by using the discard() method:
thisset.discard("banana")
print(thisset)
 Note: If the item to remove does not exist, discard() will NOT raise an
error.
 You can also use the pop() method to remove an item, but this method
will remove the last item. Remember that sets are unordered, so you
will not know what item that gets removed.
 The return value of the pop() method is the removed item.
 Example
 Remove the last item by using the pop() method:
x = thisset.pop()
print(x)
print(thisset)
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 Note: Sets are unordered, so when using the pop() method, you
do not know which item that gets removed.
 Example
 The clear() method empties the set:
thisset.clear()
print(thisset)
 Example
 The del keyword will delete the set completely:
del thisset
print(thisset)
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PYTHON - LOOP SETS
 Loop Items
 You can loop through the set items by using a for loop:
 Example
 Loop through the set, and print the values:
for x in thisset:
print(x)
 Python - Join Sets
 Join Two Sets
 There are several ways to join two or more sets in Python.
 You can use the union() method that returns a new set containing all items
from both sets, or the update() method that inserts all the items from one
set into another:
 Example
 The union() method returns a new set with all items from both sets:
 set1 = {"a", "b" , "c"}
set2 = {1, 2, 3}
set3 = set1.union(set2)
print(set3)
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 Keep ONLY the Duplicates
 The intersection_update() method will keep only the items that are
present in both sets.
 Example
 Keep the items that exist in both set x, and set y:
 x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
y = {"google", "microsoft", "apple"}
x.intersection_update(y)
print(x)
 The intersection() method will return a new set, that only contains the
items that are present in both sets.
 Example
 Return a set that contains the items that exist in both set x, and set y:
z = x.intersection(y)
print(z)
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 Keep All, But NOT the Duplicates
 The symmetric_difference_update() method will keep only the
elements that are NOT present in both sets.
 Example
 Keep the items that are not present in both sets:
x.symmetric_difference_update(y)
print(x)
 The symmetric_difference() method will return a new set, that
contains only the elements that are NOT present in both sets.
 Example
 Return a set that contains all items from both sets, except items that
are present in both:
z = x.symmetric_difference(y)
print(z)
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PYTHON - SET METHODS
 Set Methods
 Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on
sets.
Method Description
add() Adds an element to the set
clear() Removes all the elements from the set
copy() Returns a copy of the set
difference() Returns a set containing the difference between
two or more sets
difference_update() Removes the items in this set that are also
included in another, specified set
discard() Remove the specified item
intersection() Returns a set, that is the intersection of two other
sets
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isdisjoint() Returns whether two sets have a
intersection or not
issubset() Returns whether another set contains this
set or not
issuperset() Returns whether this set contains another
set or not
pop() Removes an element from the set
remove() Removes the specified element
symmetric_difference() Returns a set with the symmetric
differences of two sets
symmetric_difference_update() inserts the symmetric differences from this
set and another
union() Return a set containing the union of sets
update() Update the set with the union of this set
and others
intersection_update() Removes the items in this set that are not
present in other, specified set(s)
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PYTHON DICTIONARIES
 Dictionary
 Dictionaries are used to store data values in key:value pairs.
 A dictionary is a collection which is ordered*, changeable and
does not allow duplicates.
 As of Python version 3.7, dictionaries are ordered. In Python 3.6
and earlier, dictionaries are unordered.
 Dictionaries are written with curly brackets, and have keys and
values:
 Example
 Create and print a dictionary:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
print(thisdict)
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 Dictionary Items
 Dictionary items are ordered, changeable, and does not allow
duplicates.
 Dictionary items are presented in key:value pairs, and can be
referred to by using the key name.
 Example
 Print the "brand" value of the dictionary:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
print(thisdict["brand"])
 Ordered or Unordered?
 As of Python version 3.7, dictionaries are ordered. In Python 3.6
and earlier, dictionaries are unordered.
 When we say that dictionaries are ordered, it means that the
items have a defined order, and that order will not change.
 Unordered means that the items does not have a defined order,
you cannot refer to an item by using an index.
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 Changeable
 Dictionaries are changeable, meaning that we can change, add or
remove items after the dictionary has been created.
 Duplicates Not Allowed
 Dictionaries cannot have two items with the same key:
 Example
 Duplicate values will overwrite existing values:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964,
"year": 2020
}
print(thisdict)
 Dictionary Length
 To determine how many items a dictionary has, use the len() function:
 Example
 Print the number of items in the dictionary:
 print(len(thisdict))
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 Dictionary Items - Data Types
 The values in dictionary items can be of any data type:
 Example
 String, int, boolean, and list data types:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"electric": False,
"year": 1964,
"colors": ["red", "white", "blue"]
}
 type()
 From Python's perspective, dictionaries are defined as objects with the
data type 'dict':
 <class 'dict'>
 Example
 Print the data type of a dictionary:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
print(type(thisdict)
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PYTHON - ACCESS DICTIONARY ITEMS
 Accessing Items
 You can access the items of a dictionary by referring to its key
name, inside square brackets:
 Example
 Get the value of the "model" key:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
x = thisdict["model"]
 There is also a method called get() that will give you the same
result:
 Example
 Get the value of the "model" key:
 x = thisdict.get("model")
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 Get Keys
 The keys() method will return a list of all the keys in the dictionary.
 Example
 Get a list of the keys:
 x = thisdict.keys()
 The list of the keys is a view of the dictionary, meaning that any
changes done to the dictionary will be reflected in the keys list.
 Example
 Add a new item to the original dictionary, and see that the keys list
gets updated as well:
 car = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
x = car.keys()
print(x) #before the change
car["color"] = "white"
print(x) #after the change
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 Get Values
 The values() method will return a list of all the values in the
dictionary.
 Example
 Get a list of the values:
 x = thisdict.values()
 The list of the values is a view of the dictionary, meaning that any
changes done to the dictionary will be reflected in the values list.
 Example
 Make a change in the original dictionary, and see that the values list
gets updated as well:
 car = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
x = car.values()
car["year"] = 2020
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 Get Items
 The items() method will return each item in a dictionary, as tuples in a
list.
 Example
 Get a list of the key:value pairs
 x = thisdict.items()
 The returned list is a view of the items of the dictionary, meaning that any
changes done to the dictionary will be reflected in the items list.
 Example
 Make a change in the original dictionary, and see that the items list gets
updated as well:
 car = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
x = car.items()
car["year"] = 2020
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 Check if Key Exists
 To determine if a specified key is present in a dictionary use
the in keyword:
 Example
 Check if "model" is present in the dictionary:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
if "model" in thisdict:
print("Yes, 'model' is one of the keys in the thisdict dictionary")
 Python - Change Dictionary Items
 Change Values
 You can change the value of a specific item by referring to its key name:
 Example
 Change the "year" to 2018:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict["year"] = 2018
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 Update Dictionary
 The update() method will update the dictionary with the items from the
given argument.
 The argument must be a dictionary, or an iterable object with key:value
pairs.
 Example
 Update the "year" of the car by using the update() method:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict.update({"year": 2020})
 Python - Add Dictionary Items
 Adding Items
 Adding an item to the dictionary is done by using a new index key and
assigning a value to it:
 Example
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict["color"] = "red"
print(thisdict)
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 Update Dictionary
 The update() method will update the dictionary with the items
from a given argument. If the item does not exist, the item will
be added.
 The argument must be a dictionary, or an iterable object with
key:value pairs.
 Example
 Add a color item to the dictionary by using the update() method:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict.update({"color": "red"})
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PYTHON - REMOVE DICTIONARY ITEMS
 Removing Items
 There are several methods to remove items from a dictionary:
 Example
 The pop() method removes the item with the specified key name:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict.pop("model")
print(thisdict)
 Example
 The popitem() method removes the last inserted item (in versions
before 3.7, a random item is removed instead):
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict.popitem()
print(thisdict)
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 Example
 The del keyword removes the item with the specified key name:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
del thisdict["model"]
print(thisdict)
 Example
 The del keyword can also delete the dictionary completely:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
del thisdict
print(thisdict) #this will cause an error because "thisdict" no longer exists.
 Example
 The clear() method empties the dictionary:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
thisdict.clear()
print(thisdict)
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PYTHON - LOOP DICTIONARIES
 Loop Through a Dictionary
 You can loop through a dictionary by using a for loop.
 When looping through a dictionary, the return value are
the keys of the dictionary, but there are methods to return
the values as well.
 Example
 Print all key names in the dictionary, one by one:
 for x in thisdict:
print(x)
 Example
 Print all values in the dictionary, one by one:
 for x in thisdict:
print(thisdict[x])
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 Example
 You can also use the values() method to return values of a
dictionary:
 for x in thisdict.values():
print(x)
 Example
 You can use the keys() method to return the keys of a
dictionary:
 for x in thisdict.keys():
print(x)
 Example
 Loop through both keys and values, by using
the items() method:
 for x, y in thisdict.items():
print(x, y)
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PYTHON - COPY DICTIONARIES
 Copy a Dictionary
 You cannot copy a dictionary simply by typing dict2 = dict1,
because: dict2 will only be a reference to dict1, and changes
made in dict1 will automatically also be made in dict2.
 There are ways to make a copy, one way is to use the built-in
Dictionary method copy().
 Example
 Make a copy of a dictionary with the copy() method:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
mydict = thisdict.copy()
print(mydict)
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 Another way to make a copy is to use the built-in function dict().
 Example
 Make a copy of a dictionary with the dict() function:
 thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}
mydict = dict(thisdict)
print(mydict)
 Nested Dictionaries
 A dictionary can contain dictionaries, this is called nested dictionaries.
 Example
 Create a dictionary that contain three dictionaries:
 myfamily = {
"child1" : {
"name" : "Emil",
"year" : 2004
},
"child2" : {
"name" : "Tobias",
"year" : 2007
},
"child3" : {
"name" : "Linus",
"year" : 2011
}
}
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 Or, if you want to add three dictionaries into a new dictionary:
 Example
 Create three dictionaries, then create one dictionary that will contain
the other three dictionaries:
 child1 = {
"name" : "Emil",
"year" : 2004
}
child2 = {
"name" : "Tobias",
"year" : 2007
}
child3 = {
"name" : "Linus",
"year" : 2011
}
myfamily = {
"child1" : child1,
"child2" : child2,
"child3" : child3
}
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PYTHON DICTIONARY METHODS
 Dictionary Methods
 Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on
dictionaries.
Method Description
clear() Removes all the elements from the dictionary
copy() Returns a copy of the dictionary
fromkeys() Returns a dictionary with the specified keys and value
get() Returns the value of the specified key
items() Returns a list containing a tuple for each key value pair
keys() Returns a list containing the dictionary's keys
pop() Removes the element with the specified key
popitem() Removes the last inserted key-value pair
setdefault() Returns the value of the specified key. If the key does not exist: insert the key,
with the specified value
update() Updates the dictionary with the specified key-value pairs
values() Returns a list of all the values in the dictionary
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