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Modern Python Cookbook

You're reading from   Modern Python Cookbook The latest in modern Python recipes for the busy modern programmer

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786469250
Length 692 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Numbers, Strings, and Tuples 2. Statements and Syntax FREE CHAPTER 3. Function Definitions 4. Built-in Data Structures – list, set, dict 5. User Inputs and Outputs 6. Basics of Classes and Objects 7. More Advanced Class Design 8. Input/Output, Physical Format, and Logical Layout 9. Testing 10. Web Services 11. Application Integration

Introduction


The core value of software is to produce useful output. One simple type of output is a text display of some useful result. Python supports this with the print() function.

The input() function has a clear parallel with the print() function. The input() function reads text from a console, allowing us to provide distinct values to our programs.

There are a number of other common ways to provide input. Parsing the command-line is also helpful for many applications. We sometimes need to use configuration files to provide useful input. Data files and network connections are yet more ways to provide input. Each of these is distinct and needs to be looked at separately. In this chapter, we'll focus on the fundamentals of input() and print().

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