Learning Scientific Programming with Python (2nd edition)

Examples

• E2.1: Numbers in the Python shell
• E2.2: Simple mathematical expressions
• E2.3: Heron's formula
• E2.4: Python's type and id built-ins
• E2.5: The return values of logic expressions
• E2.6: The "is not" operator
• E2.7: Integer object identity gotcha
• E2.8: String concatenation with + and *
• E2.9: String escaping
• E2.10: Unicode
• E2.11: String slicing
• E2.12: String striding
• E2.13: String methods
• E2.14: A simple text table using Python strings
• E2.15: String representation of integers with comma-separated thousands
• E2.16: Using a Python list as a stack
• E2.17: Splitting a string
• E2.18: Assigning multiple variables in one statement
• E2.19: The string join method
• E2.20: The Fibonacci sequence
• E2.21: The Gregorian calendar
• E2.22: Euclid's algorithm for finding the gcd of a number
• E2.23: A simple "turtle"
• E2.24: Writing numbers to a file
• E2.25: Reading numbers from a file
• E2.26: Assigning a variable name to a function
• E2.27: Default arguments to functions
• E2.28: Function Scope
• E2.29: The Lazy Caterer's sequence
• E2.30: The Tower of Hanoi