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💡 Python Basics Guide
1. Declaring Variables and Constants
Python is dynamically typed, so you don’t need to declare types explicitly. There's no built-in constant keyword, but by convention, constants are written in all-uppercase.
# Variables
x = 10
pi = 3.14
name = "Alice"
is_active = True
# Constants (by convention)
MAX_USERS = 100
APP_NAME = "CodeUtility"
# Constants can still be reassigned (not enforced)
MAX_USERS = 200 # ⚠️ Technically allowed, but discouraged
2. Conditionals
Control logic with if
, elif
, and else
blocks. In Python 3.10+, you can also use match-case
as a switch-case alternative.
# Traditional if-elif-else
x = 2
if x == 1:
print("One")
elif x == 2:
print("Two")
else:
print("Other")
Alternative: match-case (Python 3.10+)
# Requires Python 3.10+
x = 2
match x:
case 1:
print("One")
case 2:
print("Two")
case _:
print("Other")
3. Loops
for
is used to iterate over sequences, while
runs as long as a condition is true.
for i in range(3):
print(i)
count = 3
while count > 0:
print(count)
count -= 1
4. Lists
Lists are ordered, mutable collections. You can access elements by index.
fruits = ["apple", "banana"]
print(fruits[0])
print(len(fruits))
5. List Manipulation
Add, remove, slice, and reverse lists. List comprehensions allow compact iteration.
fruits.append("cherry")
fruits.insert(1, "kiwi")
fruits.remove("banana")
fruits.pop()
print(fruits[1:3])
print(fruits[::-1])
squares = [x*x for x in range(5)]
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6. Console Input/Output
Use input()
to read from users and print()
to display output.
You can print multiple lines using \n
(newline character) or by calling print()
multiple times.
# Read input
name = input("Enter your name: ")
print("Hello", name)
# Print multiple lines
print("Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3")
# Or use multiple print statements
print("Line A")
print("Line B")
print("Line C")
7. Functions
Functions help organize code and allow reuse. Use parameters and return values.
def greet(name):
return "Hello " + name
print(greet("Alice"))
8. Dictionaries
Store key-value pairs. Keys are unique and values can be accessed via keys.
person = {"name": "Bob", "age": 25}
print(person["name"])
print(person.get("email", "Not provided"))
9. Exception Handling
Use try
and except
to catch and handle errors gracefully.
try:
x = 1 / 0
except ZeroDivisionError:
print("Cannot divide by zero")
10. File I/O
Read from and write to files using open()
.
with open("data.txt", "w") as f:
f.write("Hello World")
with open("data.txt", "r") as f:
print(f.read())
11. String Manipulation
Python strings have powerful methods like strip()
, replace()
, and split()
.
text = " Hello World "
print(text.strip())
print(text.upper())
print(text.replace("Hello", "Hi"))
print(text.split())
12. Classes & Objects
Define reusable blueprints with classes. Use __init__
to initialize objects.
class Person:
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
def greet(self):
return "Hi, I'm " + self.name
p = Person("Alice")
print(p.greet())