Understanding Python Building Blocks

Chapter 1: Working with Numbers, Text, and Dates

• Calculating Numbers with Functions
• Still More Math Functions
• Formatting Numbers
• Grappling with Weirder Numbers
• Manipulating Strings
• Uncovering Dates and Times
• Accounting for Time Zones
• Working with Time Zones

Chapter 2: Controlling the Action

• Main Operators for Controlling the Action
• Making Decisions with if
• Repeating a Process with for
• Looping with while

Chapter 3: Speeding Along with Lists and Tuples

• Defining and Using Lists
• What’s a Tuple and Who Cares?
• Working with Sets

Chapter 4: Cruising Massive Data with Dictionaries

• Understanding Data Dictionaries
• Creating a Data Dictionary
• Looping through a Dictionary
• Data Dictionary Methods
• Copying a Dictionary
• Deleting Dictionary Items
• Having Fun with Multi-Key Dictionaries

Chapter 5: Wrangling Bigger Chunks of Code

• Creating a Function
• Commenting a Function
• Passing Information to a Function
• Returning Values from Functions
• Unmasking Anonymous Functions

Chapter 6: Doing Python with Class

• Mastering Classes and Objects
• Creating a Class
• Creating an Instance from a Class
• Giving an Object Its Attributes
• Giving a Class Methods
• Understanding Class Inheritance

Chapter 7: Sidestepping Errors

• Understanding Exceptions
• Handling Errors Gracefully
• Being Specific about Exceptions
• Keeping Your App from Crashing
• Adding an else to the Mix
• Using try … except … else … finally
• Raising Your Own Exceptions