Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of text styles that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: "Open up a Python console, and type import this."

A block of code is set as follows:

# we define a function, called local
def local():
    m = 7
    print(m)

m = 5
print(m)

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

# we define a function, called local
def local():
    m = 7
    print(m)

m = 5
print(m)

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

>>> from math import factorial
>>> factorial(5)
120

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes, appear in the text like this: "To open the console on Windows, go to the Start menu, choose Run, and type cmd."

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.