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Chapter 2: The Core Python Language I
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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
E.2.28 Function scope
E2.29 The Lazy Caterer's sequence
E2.30 The Tower of Hanoi