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Python Programming Roadmap & Cheat Sheet

This markdown file serves as a guide and quick reference to Python's language syntax, key features, and functionalities.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to Python
  2. Variables and Data Types
  3. Control Flow
  4. Functions
  5. Classes (Object-oriented programming)
  6. Error Handling
  7. File Input/Output
  8. Python Libraries
  9. Tips & Tricks
  10. Resources for Further Learning

Introduction to Python

Python is an interpreted, high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its use of significant indentation.

print("Hello, World!")

Variables and Data Types

In Python, variables are containers for storing data values. 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
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

Control Flow

Control flow is the order in which individual statements, instructions or function calls of an imperative program are executed or evaluated.

  • if ... Else 
    a = 33
b = 200
if b > a:
  print("b is greater than a")
  • while Loops 
    i = 1
while i < 6:
  print(i)
  i += 1
  • For Loops 
    fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
for x in fruits:
  print(x)

Functions

A function is a block of code which only runs when it is called. You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function. A function can return data as a result.

def my_function():
  print("Hello from a function")
my_function()

Classes (Object-oriented programming)

Python is an object oriented programming language. Almost everything in Python is an object, with its properties and methods. A Class is like an object constructor, or a "blueprint" for creating objects.

class MyClass:
  x = 5
p1 = MyClass()
print(p1.x)

Error Handling

Python has several built-in exceptions that force your program to output an error when something in the program goes wrong.

  • Raising an Exception 
    x = -1
if x < 0:
  raise Exception("Sorry, no numbers below zero")
  • The try ... except Block 
    try:
print(variable)
except:
  print("An exception occurred")

File Input/Output

Python allows you to work with files (read and write files).

  • Writing to a File 
    f = open("demofile.txt", "w")
f.write("Now the file has content!")
f.close()
  • Reading a File 
    f = open("demofile.txt", "r")
print(f.read())
f.close()

Python Libraries

Python has a rich collection of libraries. These are some of them:

  1. NumPy
  2. SciPy
  3. Matplotlib
  4. Pandas

Tips & Tricks

Python is filled with subtle coding techniques that can make your code more efficient and easier to understand. Here are a few:

List Comprehensions

List comprehensions offer a concise way to create lists based on existing lists. Here is an example:

# Traditional method
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squares = []
for n in numbers:
  squares.append(n**2)

# Using List Comprehensions
squares = [n**2 for n in numbers]

Use of enumerate()

When you need to iterate over a list and use both its elements and their indexes, enumerate() becomes invaluable. It allows us to loop over something and have an automatic counter.

list = ["apple", "banana", "mango"]
for i, item in enumerate(list):
    print(f"Item {i} is {item}")

One-Liners for Conditional Assignment

Python allows a single line of code to assign a value to a variable based on a condition.

condition = True
x = 1 if condition else 0  # If condition is True, x is 1. Else, x is 0

Resources for Further Learning

Here are some resources to further enhance your Python knowledge and skills:

1. Python's Official Documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/

2. Real Python: https://realpython.com/

3. Codecademy's Python Course: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python-3

4. r/Python Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/

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