Last updated: Thursday 4th September 2008, 9:04 PT, AHD
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Part 4
Python Data Processing and Selection
4.1 Python Program Structure
4.2 Memory Concepts
4.3 Arithmetic Expression Operators
4.4 Relational and Logical Operators
4.5 Selection
4.6 De Morgan's Laws
4.1
Python Program Structure
· Programs are composed of modules
·
Modules
contain statements
·
Statements
contain expressions
·
Expressions
create and process objects
4.2
Memory concepts
A variable is a name that refers to a value. The assignment
statement creates new variables and gives them values:
number1 = raw_input("Enter first number:\n")
Variable names such as number1 actually refer to Python objects.
Every object has a data type (e.g. int),
a size (e.g. 4 bytes), a value (e.g. 10)
and a location in the computer's memory. . .
In Python, a program cannot change an object's type or location.
Only with a small selection of object types can the value of the
object be changed...
Python program statements cannot change the value of a number or
string object. These objects are said to be immutable.
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-01.py
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-02.py
Displaying an object's
memory location
A representation of the memory location of an object
can be obtained by using the id function.
number1 = raw_input("Enter first
number:\n")
print number1, type(number1), id(number1)
number1 = int(number1)
print number1, type(number1) ), id(number1)
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-03.py
4.3
Arithmetic Expression Operators
Numeric
Expressions (int)
2 + 4
6 - 4
6 * 3
6 / 3
6 % 3
6 // 3
-5
3**2
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-04.py
Numeric
Expressions (float)
2.0 + 4.0
6.0 - 4.0
6.0 * 3.0
6.0 / 3.0
6.0 % 3.0
6.0 // 3.0
-5.0
3.0**2.0
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-05.py
Mixed
Numeric Expressions
2 + 4.0
6 - 4.0
6 * 3.0
6 / 3.0
6 % 3.0
6 // 3.0
-5.0
3**2.0
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-06.py
4.4
Relational and Logical Operators
Relational operators relate two operands
7 > 10
4 < 16
4 == 4
4 <= 4
4 >= 4
4 != 4
4 <> 4
These are Boolean expressions.
The result of these expressions is either true (1) or
false (0).
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-07.py
A
Boolean Example
number = 10
isPositive =
(number > 0)
# the value
true (1) is
# assigned to
isPositive
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-08.py
Combining
Boolean expressions
You
can combine Boolean expressions.
For
example, if you need to know if a person's age is greater than 21,
AND
they have a salary greater than 50 thousand dollars..
Combining Boolean Expressions with a Logical Operator (and)
age = 25
salary = 55000
print (age > 21) and (salary > 50000)
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-09.py
Logical
operator: and
(age > 21) and (salary > 50000)
The and is known as a logical operator.
Logical
(Boolean) Operators
and
or
not
Truth
Tables of Boolean Operators
When writing boolean expressions or arithmetic expressions,
it is usually best to indicate the order of operations by using parentheses
(brackets).
If parentheses are not used in an expression, the computer
will perform the operations in an order determined by the precedence rules. . .
Precedence
Rules
(lowest
precedence)
logical or
logical and
logical not
relational operators:
<, >, <=, etc
+, -
*, /, %, //
-x, + x
( )
(highest
precedence)
4.5
Selection
The
if statement
The if statement starts with the keyword if followed
by a Boolean expression, followed by a colon (:).
x = 'spam'
if x == 'spam':
print 'Hi spam'
else:
print 'not spam'
Beneath the if line, the
statements to be run if the condition is true are entered after pressing the
Tab key or typing a few space characters.
The if statement makes use of a Boolean
expression to decide which statement(s) to execute.
The Boolean expression in this
example is:
x ==
'spam'
The expression has a value of true or false (1 or 0).
The Boolean expression is also known
as the condition of the if statement.
If the condition is true,
the first print statement is executed and the second
one is skipped.
If the condition is false,
the first print statement is skipped and the second
one is executed.
It's possible to have multiple
statements in the true or false sections
of an if
statement...
x = 'spam'
if x == 'spam':
print 'Hi spam'
print 'Hi Anne'
else:
print 'not spam'
print 'bye Anne'
If the condition is true, the
first two print statements are executed
and the second set are skipped.
The
if statement - syntax
The if statement starts with the keyword if followed
by a Boolean expression, followed by a colon (:).
x = 'spam'
if x == 'spam':
print 'Hi spam'
else:
print 'not spam'
Beneath the if line, the
statements to be run if the condition is true are entered after pressing the Tab
key or typing a few space characters.
The statements to be run must
be indented to the same level.
It's recommended to press the Tab
key before typing the statements.
x = 'spam'
if x == 'spam':
print 'Hi spam'
else:
print 'not spam'
The else part of an if statement
is optional, but if included, must be followed by a colon (:), and
then the indented statement(s) to be executed if the condition is false.
see programs:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-10.py
04-11.py
04-12.py
The
nested if statement
Nested if/else statements test for multiple cases
by placing if/else selection structures inside other
if/else selection structures
see programs:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-13.py
04-14.py
The
nested if/elif/else statement
Nested if/else statements can be written using an alternate if/elif/else construct.
Program 04-14.py is exactly equivalent to 04-15.py.
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-15.py
4.6 De
Morgan's Laws
http://www.annedawson.net/DeMorgansLaws.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Morgan%27s_law
1. A not and is equivalent to an or with two negated inputs.
2. A not or is equivalent to an and with two negated inputs.
see program:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-16.py
This Presentation uses the following program files:
http://www.annedawson.net/PythonPrograms.txt
04-01.py
04-02.py
04-03.py
04-04.py
04-05.py
04-06.py
04-07.py
04-08.py
04-09.py
04-10.py
04-11.py
04-12.py
04-13.py
04-14.py
04-15.py
04-16.py