Intro to Python

0. Introduction

• Axioms & Terminology

1. Hello World

• Input: input()
• Output: print()

2. Numbers

• Integer: int
• Float: float
• Complex: complex

3. Text: Strings

• String: str
• String Ops: builtin methods

4. Ordered Array: Sequences

• List: list
• Tuple: tuple

5. Membership Array: Sets

• Set: set
• Set Theory Ops: builtin methods
  • .union()
  • .intersection()
  • .difference()
  • .symetric_difference()
• Membership Testing

6. Associative Array: Dictionaries

• Dictionary: dict
• Dictionary Ops: builtin methods
  • .get()
  • .pop()
  • .keys()
  • .values()
  • .items()
• Dictionary Iteration
• Dictionary Comprehension

7. Control Flow: Imperative

• Branch: if, elif & else
• Iterate: for, while
• Jump: invocation, see Functor

8. Callable Objects: Functors

• Function
• Method
• Lambda
• Higher Order Functor

9. Modules & Packages

• Import Styles
• Module: Python File
• Package: Folder of Python Files

10. Class Objects

• Instantiation
• Magic Methods
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Class Scope

11 Deep vs Shallow Copy

• Everything in Python is a Reference
• Copy Module
  • copy.deepcopy()

12 Parameter Packs

• Packing
• Unpacking
• Keyword Only

13 Iterator vs Iterable

• iter() function
• next() function
• Itertools
  • count()
  • cycle()
  • combinations()
  • combinations_with_replacement()
  • permutation()
  • islice()
  • accumulate()
  • starmap()

14 Generators

• Generator Function
• Generator Expression
• Generator Lambda

15 Decorators

• Decorator Usage
• Decorator Design
• Function Decorator
• Decorator Class

16 Advanced Class Topics

• Super Function
• Meta Classes
• Dataclasses

17 Installation & Deployment

• Pypi.org
• Pip
• Twine

18 Extensions

• Basic Cython Extension
• Knuth B Shuffle Algorithm
• Design, Build and Install

19 Custom Tooling

• Advanced Cython Extension
• High Performance Dice
• Function Timer
• Design, Build, Install and Deploy

20 Continued Learning

• PyCon
• PyData
• David Beazely
• Raymond Hettinger
• Larry Hastings