Structure of Quick recap on Python basics

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Lets collect topics on what should be taught as 'basic python knowledge', so everyone knows what is talked about. This might be extended as we prepare new material and topic chapters.

Helping yourself:

• • help()
• • type()
• • dir()

Buildin types and how to work with them:

• • classes
    primitives
• • int
• • bool
• • float
• • complex
    iterables
• • strings
• • • string
• • • r-string
• • • f-string
• • • b-string
• • list
• • dict
• • tuple
• • set

Important Buildin fuctions and operators:

full list here

• • print()
• • len()
• • repr()
    conditions
• • all()
• • any()
• • isinstance()
    numbers
• • abs()
• • round()
• • floor division ( // )
• • modulo ( % )
• • divmod()
• • min()
• • max()
• • sum()
    files/buffers
• • open()

Error handling

• • try
• • except
• • finally
• • else

Looping Techniques:

• • for and while loops
• • looping over iterables
• • looping helperfunctions
• • • enumerate(),
• • • zip(),
• • • range()

Using your own functions, iterators and classes:

• • defining a function
• • variable scope
• • mutability
• • recursive functions
• • lambda functions
• • defining an iterator
• • comparing function and iterator
• • contextmanagers
• • list comprehensions
• • decorators
• • defining a class
• • • method
• • • staticmethod
• • • classmethod