Introduction to Programmingusing Python Programming Course for Biologistsat the Pasteur Institute

Introduction to Programming using Python......Page 1
1.1. First session......Page 15
1.4. Programming Languages......Page 20
2.2. Variables or naming values......Page 23
2.3. Variable and keywords, variable syntax......Page 24
2.4. Namespaces or representing variables......Page 25
2.5. Reassignment of variables......Page 26
3.3. Functions......Page 29
3.5. Composition and Evaluation of Expressions......Page 30
4.2. Formatting strings......Page 33
4.3. Input......Page 36
5.1. Executing code from a file......Page 39
5.2. Interpreter and Compiler......Page 41
6.1. Values as objects......Page 45
6.2. Working with strings......Page 46
7.1. Conditional execution......Page 51
7.2. Conditions and Boolean expressions......Page 52
7.3. Logical operators......Page 53
7.4. Alternative execution......Page 54
7.5. Chained conditional execution......Page 55
7.6. Nested conditions......Page 56
7.7. Solutions......Page 58
8.1. Defining Functions......Page 59
8.2. Parameters and Arguments or the difference between a function       definition and a function call......Page 62
8.3. Functions and namespaces......Page 63
8.4. Boolean functions......Page 65
9.1. Datatypes for collections......Page 67
9.2. Methods, Operators and Functions on Lists......Page 69
9.3. Methods, Operators and Functions on Dictionaries......Page 71
9.4. What data type for which collection......Page 72
10.2. The for loop......Page 73
10.3. The while loop......Page 78
10.4. Comparison of for and     while loops......Page 81
10.6. The map function......Page 82
10.7. Solutions......Page 84
11.1. Nested data structures......Page 85
11.2. Identity of objects......Page 87
11.3. Copying complex data structures......Page 90
11.4. Modifying nested structures......Page 91
12.1. Handle files in programs......Page 95
12.2. Reading data from files......Page 97
12.3. Writing in files......Page 98
12.4. Design problems......Page 101
12.5. Documentation strings......Page 105
13.1. Recursive functions definitions......Page 111
13.2. Flow of execution of recursive functions......Page 113
13.3. Recursive data structures......Page 115
14.2. Python built-in exceptions......Page 121
14.4. Defining exceptions......Page 123
15.1. Modules......Page 125
15.2. Packages......Page 130
15.3. Getting information on available modules and packages......Page 132
16.1. Using the system environment: os       and sys modules......Page 133
16.2. Running Programs......Page 134
16.3. Parsing command line options with       getopt......Page 137
16.4. Parsing......Page 139
16.5. Searching for patterns.......Page 142
17.2. What is a class? An example......Page 149
17.3. Using classes in Python......Page 152
17.4. Combining objects......Page 154
17.5. Classes and objects in Python: technical aspects......Page 158
18.2. Components......Page 167
18.3. Abstract Data Types......Page 171
18.4. Inheritance: sharing code among classes......Page 177
18.5. Flexibility......Page 188
18.6. Object-oriented design patterns......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 201