Python

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Feature of text editor which indicates text that is not part of the Python code

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Syntax highlighting

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Program responsible for reading a Python program and telling the computer what it means

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Python interpreter

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Information associated with a variable

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Value

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5 variable rules in python

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1) Only letters, numbers, and underscores; cannot start with a number

2) No spaces

3) Avoid using Python keywords & function names

4) Keep variable names short but descriptive

5) Avoid confusing l and 1 or O and 0

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A series of characters

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string

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Method for displaying words in title case

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title ()

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Method for converting string to all lowercase (good fit storing data)

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lower ()

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Character used to tell Python to apply a method to a variable

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Dot (.)

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Character used to combine strings

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Plus sign (+)

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Combining strings

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concatenation

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Built-in function which displays something on the screen

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print ()

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A non-printing character

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whitespace

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TAB character combination

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\t

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Newline character combination

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\n

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Method for removing whitespace to the right of a string

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rstrip ()

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Method for stepping whitespace to the left of a string

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lstrip()

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Method for removing whitespace from the right and left of a string

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strip ()

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Happens when Python doesn't recognize a section of program as valid Python code

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Syntax error

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Numbers with a decimal point

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float

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When Python can't recognize the kind of information you're using

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type error

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Built-in function you can use to avoid a type error when using an integer in a string

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str()

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Character used to indicate a comment line

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Pound (#)

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3 built-in function specifically for finding numbers in a list

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1) min()

2) max()

3) sum()

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Combines for loop and the creation of new elements into one line, appending each new element

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List comprehension

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What Python calls a group of elements in a list

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slice

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Values that cannot change

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immutable

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An immutable list

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tuple

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A collection of items in a particular order

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list

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Best practice for naming lists

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Make the name plural

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Position of an item in a list

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index

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First position in a list

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0

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Index of last item in a list

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-1

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List where elements are added or removed as the program runs

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Dynamic list

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Method used to add an element to the end of a list

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append()

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Method used to add an element to any position in a list

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insert ()

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Statement used to remove an item from a list

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del

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Method used to remove an item from a list while allowing you to work with it afterward

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pop()

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Default index in list removed by pop()

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-1

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Method used to remove the first occurrence of a value from a list when you don't know the position

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remove()

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Method used to permanently reorganise the order of a list alphabetically

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sort()

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Method and argument used to sort list in reverse alphabetical order

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sort(reverse=True)

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Method to sort a list without affecting the original order

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sorted()

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Method used to permanantly reverse the order of the original list

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reverse ()

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Function used to find the length of a list (starts count with 1)

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len()

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Syntax which defines what runs in a for loop

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Indentation

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An error where the syntax is correct but the results are not what are desired

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logical error

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Method used to generate a series of numbers (1=0 and it never prints the second value)

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range ()

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Method for creating a list of numbers

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list(range(1,5))

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Operator designating exponents

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**

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3 functions specific to lists of numbers

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1) min()

2) max()

3) sum()

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Combines the for loop and the creation of new elements into one line, automatically appending each new element

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list comprehension

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Expression that can be evaluated as TRUE or FALSE

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conditional test

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Equality operator

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double equal sign:
==

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Returns True if the value on the left and right side of the operator match; False if they don't

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equality operator

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True or False:
Testing for equality is case sensitive

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True

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Not equal

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Exclamation and equal signs:

!=

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Another name for a conditional test

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boolean expression