Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module Y105. This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in Python, Python Programming

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Python Programming - training course - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. Python Programming - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. This course starts at the fundamentals ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ypfull.html  [course]

Local and global variables #!/usr/local/bin/python # Variable scope first = 1 def one(): "Double a global variable, return it + 3." global first first ... http://www.wellho.net/resources/ex.php4?item=y105/locvar.py  [code sample]

Learning to Program in Python - training course - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. Learning to Program in Python - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. This course starts ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ylfull.html  [course]

Recursion in Python I'm not a great advocate of recursion - pieces of code that call themselves; most of the examples that I see in books are "training examples" that are ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/912_Recu ... ython.html  [short article]

Returning multiple values from a function (Perl, PHP, Python) Function in PHP and Python and subs in Perl can only return one "thing" - one item, one object. But all three languages allow that returned item to be ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1202_Ret ... thon-.html  [short article]

Python's Generator functions When you write a program, you should split your code down into a series of named blocks, each of which performs a single logical action. Blocks will ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/561_Pyth ... tions.html  [short article]

Python - function v method What's the difference between a function and a method? A function is a named piece of code that performs an operation, and a method is a function with ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/900_Pyth ... ethod.html  [short article]

Difference between import and from in Python Python's "import" loads a Python module into its own namespace, so that you have to add the module name followed by a dot in front of references to any ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/418_Diff ... ython.html  [short article]

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In Python, blocks of code can be named. Such named blocks of code can be run from elsewhere in your program, and are known as functions. A module is a text file that contains a number of functions and other items, and a package is a group of related modules.

This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in Python, Python Programming

acsh2	Dynamic function definition
cardy	Main program - methods and attributes from a module
colin.py	A tiny module
dfg	Using a generator to process a big file
dream	Good structure of named blocks of code
electric.py	a generator function - carries on where it left off at previous call
extrastep.py	importing a name from a module into the current namespace
f1	more options with modules and functions
fat.py	A second program that uses shared functions in mod2.py
ffx	Dynamic function definition
flook.py	Program to use a module and the attributes of its functions
fun.py	definition and use of a function
gen	A generator - two code branches both live
gen2	Using a generator function to provide an iteration
gen_control	No using a generator - each runs to completion
genex	Generator v regular function
gubbins.py	A bunch of functions in a module
local.py	File of functions to be loaded by other examples
locvar.py	Local and global variables
m1	map to transform and filter to select from a list
mapfunc.py	Use of the map function to transform a list
mod2.py	A module with doc strings and attributes defined
mod_demo.py	Program that uses the module in local.py
mutton	Anonymous varaibles and subs and lambdas
myne.py	Module with documentation string and test harness
mystuff.py	functions, statics, test code, doc strings ...
noa	Mandatory, optional, ordered and named parameters
params.py	Optional parameters, and variable number of parameters
passenger	Calling program - sample answer with separate module for functions
poc.py	Scope of variables - some samples
qv2	Example that uses mystuff.py
qv3	alternative example using mystuff.py
recur.py	Recursion - when a function calls itself
sheep.py	A Lambda function - one line function definition
silksheets.py	Functions that we'll share between applications
slumbermore	Good structure of named blocks of code
snoresleep	A further Good structure of named blocks of code
sweetdream	Another example of a module reuse
sysdemo.py	use of a standard module (sys)
tax.py	functions to work out tax and net from gross
taxcalcs.py	Collecting function parameters
taxi	Exercise answer - net and tax from gross amount
yf	Using a generator
yum	Brining in elements from a namespace

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