03_Gentle_Intro.ipynb

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   "source": [
    "# An Informal Introduction to Python\n",
    "\n",
    "[Python 3 Tutorial](https://docs.python.org/3.6/tutorial/introduction.html)\n"
   ]
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      "3.6.3 |Anaconda custom (64-bit)| (default, Nov  3 2017, 19:19:16) \n",
      "[GCC 7.2.0]\n"
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   "source": [
    "import sys\n",
    "print(sys.version)"
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   "source": [
    "***"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "## Using Python as a Calculator\n",
    "\n",
    "Learning Outcomes:\n",
    "* data type - integer, float\n",
    "* operands\n",
    "* variable name\n",
    "* value assignment\n",
    "* determining data types\n",
    "\n",
    "### Working with Numbers\n",
    "\n",
    "[PERMDAS](https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/PERMDAS)\n",
    "\n",
    "Parantheses, Exponents, Roots, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction"
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    "2 + 3    # Addition"
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    "6 - 4    # Subtraction"
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    "20 / 4   # Division. Always return a float"
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    "6 * 7    # Multiplication"
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    "(3 + 5) / 2 # Parentheses"
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    "21 / 4    # Normal division"
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   "source": [
    "21 // 4.  # Floor division. Fractional part is discarded"
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   "source": [
    "21 % 4.   # Remainder"
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    "2 ** 4.   # Power"
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    "When integers are mixed with floating point numbers, it will be converted to floating point"
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    "3 * 8.75 - 2.   # Mixing intergers and floating point"
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   "source": [
    "### Value Assignment"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "no_rows = 5    # Assigning 5 to the variable no_rows"
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    "no_seats_per_row = 10"
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    "no_rows * no_seats_per_row"
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    "m    # This will cause an error as we have not assigned a value"
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   "source": [
    "### Determine the data type"
   ]
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     "data": {
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       "int"
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    "type(4)"
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    "type(4.)"
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    "4 + 5"
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    "type(4 + 5)"
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    "4 + 5"
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    "_ + 1    # Last result is stored in the variable _"
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   "source": [
    "***"
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   "source": [
    "## Strings\n",
    "\n",
    "Learning outcomes:\n",
    "* objection creation with `'...'` and `\"...\"`\n",
    "* syntax\n",
    "* print()\n",
    "* special keys - `\\`\n",
    "* concatenation\n",
    "* working with strings\n",
    "* indexing\n",
    "* slicing\n",
    "* immutability of strings\n",
    "* length of strings\n",
    "\n",
    "Strings can be enclosed in single quote(`'...'`) or double quote(`\"...\"`)"
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   "execution_count": 22,
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     "data": {
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       "'last emperor'"
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     "execution_count": 22,
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   "source": [
    "'last emperor'    # Single quote"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 23,
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       "'latest GMAT score'"
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   "source": [
    "\"latest GMAT score\"    # Double quote"
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   "execution_count": 24,
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     "ename": "SyntaxError",
     "evalue": "invalid syntax (<ipython-input-24-15ba3ba1435d>, line 1)",
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   "source": [
    "'Emperor's new clothes"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 25,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "\"Emperor's new clothes\""
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 25,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "\"Emperor's new clothes\"    # Use double quote to work around the single quote"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 26,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "\"Emperor's new clothes\""
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 26,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "'Emperor\\'s new clothes'    # Or use `\\` to work around the single quote"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 27,
   "metadata": {},
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     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "line one\n",
      "line two\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "print('line one')\n",
    "print('line two')"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 28,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "C:\\Dropbox\n",
      "ew\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "print('C:\\Dropbox\\new')"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "`\\n` means new line. To work around this, add `r` before the first quote. Thus, informing Python to use *raw strings* within the quotation."
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 29,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
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     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "C:\\Dropbox\\new\n"
     ]
    }
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   "source": [
    "print(r'C:\\Dropbox\\new')"
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   "execution_count": 30,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
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     "name": "stdout",
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      "\n",
      "Last I checked, kinetic energy is \n",
      "greatest when the pendulum is swinging\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "print(\"\"\"\n",
    "Last I checked, kinetic energy is \n",
    "greatest when the pendulum is swinging\n",
    "\"\"\")"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 31,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "Last I checked, kinetic energy is \n",
      "greatest when the pendulum is swinging\n",
      "\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "print(\"\"\"\\\n",
    "Last I checked, kinetic energy is \n",
    "greatest when the pendulum is swinging\n",
    "\"\"\")"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "The `\\` prevents automatic inclusion of end of line"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 32,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'I love Python'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 32,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "\"I love\" + \" Python\""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "`+` concatenate two strings"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 33,
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    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Python Python Python Python Python Python Python Python Python Python '"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 33,
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   ],
   "source": [
    "10 * \"Python \""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 34,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Python red'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 34,
     "metadata": {},
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    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "\"Python\" \" red\""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Note automatic concatenation of two or more *string literals* (fancy word for string in quotation) when they are next to each other. "
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 35,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "sentence = ('My dear wife listens to '\n",
    "            'the latest K-pop')"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 36,
   "metadata": {},
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    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'My dear wife listens to the latest K-pop'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 36,
     "metadata": {},
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   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 37,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "prefix = 'ard'"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 38,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "ename": "SyntaxError",
     "evalue": "invalid syntax (<ipython-input-38-e5835f240f45>, line 1)",
     "output_type": "error",
     "traceback": [
      "\u001b[0;36m  File \u001b[0;32m\"<ipython-input-38-e5835f240f45>\"\u001b[0;36m, line \u001b[0;32m1\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;31m    prefix 'uino'\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m                ^\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;31mSyntaxError\u001b[0m\u001b[0;31m:\u001b[0m invalid syntax\n"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "prefix 'uino'"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "variable cannot be concatenate to *string literal*"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 39,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'arduino'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 39,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "prefix + 'uino'"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Indexing\n",
    "\n",
    "Python uses 0-based indexing "
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 40,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "sentence = \"Arduino Project Book\""
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 41,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'A'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 41,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[0]    # character in position 0"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 42,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'i'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 42,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[4]    # character in position 5"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 43,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'k'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 43,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[-1]"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 44,
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'B'"
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     },
     "execution_count": 44,
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   "source": [
    "sentence[-4]"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Slicing"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 45,
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Arduino Project Book'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 45,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 46,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Ard'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 46,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[0:3]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 47,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Project'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 47,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[8:15]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 48,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Book'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 48,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[-4:]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 49,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'t Book'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 49,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[14:24]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 50,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "ename": "IndexError",
     "evalue": "string index out of range",
     "output_type": "error",
     "traceback": [
      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
      "\u001b[0;31mIndexError\u001b[0m                                Traceback (most recent call last)",
      "\u001b[0;32m<ipython-input-50-3708e4f3b8d0>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m()\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m----> 1\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0msentence\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m[\u001b[0m\u001b[0;36m24\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m]\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m",
      "\u001b[0;31mIndexError\u001b[0m: string index out of range"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[24]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 51,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "''"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 51,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[24:]    # note no error message"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "### Strings are Immutable\n",
    "\n",
    "Python strings immutable, meaning the value cannot be changed."
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 52,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "ename": "TypeError",
     "evalue": "'str' object does not support item assignment",
     "output_type": "error",
     "traceback": [
      "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
      "\u001b[0;31mTypeError\u001b[0m                                 Traceback (most recent call last)",
      "\u001b[0;32m<ipython-input-52-2f2362a3f11c>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m()\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m----> 1\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0msentence\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m[\u001b[0m\u001b[0;36m0\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m]\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m'M'\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m",
      "\u001b[0;31mTypeError\u001b[0m: 'str' object does not support item assignment"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "sentence[0] = 'M'"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 53,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Mrduino Project Book'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 53,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "'M' + sentence[1:]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 54,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "20"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 54,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "len(sentence)"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "***"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## Lists\n",
    "\n",
    "Learning outcomes\n",
    "* objection creation and comma-separated items with square brackets `[...]`\n",
    "* indexing\n",
    "* slicing\n",
    "* Lists are mutable\n",
    "* adding new items by using `append()`\n",
    "* value assignment\n",
    "* lenght of list\n",
    "* nesting list"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 55,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 56,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 6, 8, 10]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 56,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Lists can be `indexed` and `sliced`"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 57,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "6"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 57,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[2]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 58,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "10"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 58,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[-1]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 59,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[6, 8, 10]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 59,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[2:5]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 60,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 60,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers + list_of_numbers "
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Lists are `mutable`. Hence their contents can be modified"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 61,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 6, 8, 10]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 61,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 62,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[2] = 44"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 63,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 44, 8, 10]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 63,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Add new items by using `append()` method."
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 64,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers.append(20)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 65,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 44, 8, 10, 20]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 65,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Assignment of values to slices"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 66,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[2, 4, 44, 8, 10, 20]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 66,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 67,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[0:2] = ['m', 'n']"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 68,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['m', 'n', 44, 8, 10, 20]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 68,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 69,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers[3:6] = []"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 70,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['m', 'n', 44]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 70,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "list_of_numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 71,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "3"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 71,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "len(list_of_numbers)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Nest lists (List that contains other list)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 72,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "m = ['John', 'Mary', 'Joseph']\n",
    "n = [66, 24, 10]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 73,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "p = [m, n]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 74,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "[['John', 'Mary', 'Joseph'], [66, 24, 10]]"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 74,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "p"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 75,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "['John', 'Mary', 'Joseph']"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 75,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "p[0]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 76,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "'Joseph'"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 76,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "p[0][2]"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "***"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## First Steps Towards Programming\n",
    "\n",
    "[Link](https://docs.python.org/3.6/tutorial/introduction.html#first-steps-towards-programming)\n",
    "\n",
    "Learning outcome:\n",
    "* multiple assignment\n",
    "* flow control - `while` loop\n",
    "* code block and indentation\n",
    "* `print()`\n",
    "* assignment and evaluation\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "Let's write a simple program that calculate the cube for the first 5 numbers"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 77,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "name": "stdout",
     "output_type": "stream",
     "text": [
      "[INFO #0] The Cube of 1 is 1\n",
      "[INFO #1] The Cube of 2 is 8\n",
      "[INFO #2] The Cube of 3 is 27\n",
      "[INFO #3] The Cube of 4 is 64\n",
      "[INFO #4] The Cube of 5 is 125\n"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "i, j = 1, 0    # multiple assignment\n",
    "while i < 6:    # while loop executes as long as the condition is true\n",
    "    print(\"[INFO #{0}] The Cube of {1} is {2}\".format(j, i, i ** 3))\n",
    "    i += 1       # expression on the right is evaluated first before assignment take place     \n",
    "    j = j + 1    # expression on the right is evaluated first before assignment take place"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "* \\[Line 1\\] The first line contains a multiple assignment. `i` and `j` get the new values 1 and 0.\n",
    "* \\[Line 2\\] The while loop executes as long as the condition (here: `i < 6`) remains true. \n",
    "    * In Python, any non-zero integer value is true; zero is false. \n",
    "    * The condition may also be a string or list value, in fact any sequence; \n",
    "        * anything with a **non-zero** length is **true**, \n",
    "        * **empty** sequences are **false**. \n",
    "    * The standard comparison operators are: \n",
    "        * `<` (less than), \n",
    "        * `>` (greater than), \n",
    "        * `==` (equal to), \n",
    "        * `<=` (less than or equal to), \n",
    "        * `>=` (greater than or equal to) and \n",
    "        * `!=` (not equal to).\n",
    "\n",
    "* The body of the loop is indented: indentation is Python’s way of grouping statements. Note that each line within a basic block must be indented by the same amount. The standard indentation is by 4 spaces.\n",
    "* \\[Line 3\\] The `print()` function writes the value of the argument(s) it is given.\n",
    "* \\[Line 4\\] The expressions on the right-hand side are all evaluated first before any of the assignments take place. The right-hand side expressions are evaluated from the left to the right.\n",
    "\n"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "***"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "# References:\n",
    "\n",
    "* [Python Tutorial](https://docs.python.org/3.6/tutorial/index.html)\n",
    "* [Geeks for Geeks](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python/)\n",
    "* [Python for Econometrics](https://www.kevinsheppard.com/Python_for_Econometrics)\n",
    "* [Python Course](https://www.kevinsheppard.com/Python_Course)\n"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "***"
   ]
  }
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