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1  Starting Out

        1.1 RunningPython

2  Literals 11

        2.1 Integers
        2.2 RealNumbers
        2.3 Strings
        2.4 True,False,andNone
        2.5 Lists
        2.6 IndexingintoLists

3  Combining Literals

       3.1 Numericoperators

       3.2 Comparingthings

       3.3 Combiningcomparisons  

4  Precedence and Associativity

       4.1 Precedence
       4.2 Associativity

5  Variables

       5.1 Variables

       5.2 Variablenaming

6  Assignment

       6.1 PrecedenceandAssociativityofAssignment

       6.2 AssignmentPatterns
           6.2.1 TheTransferPattern
           6.2.2 TheUpdatePattern
           6.2.3 TheThrow-awayPattern
            6.2.4 TheThrow-awayPatternandFunctions
       6.3 AboutPatterns
       6.4 AssignmentandLists
7 Conditionals
     7.1 Logicalexpressions
     7.2 Logicaloperators
     7.3 Shortcircuiting
     7.4 Ifexpressions
     7.5 if-elif-elsechains
8 Functions
     8.1 Encapsulatingaseriesofoperations
     8.2 Passingarguments
     8.3 Creatingfunctionsonthefly
     8.4 TheFunctionandProcedurePatterns
9 Python Programs and Using Files
     9.1 Yourfirstprogram
     9.2 VimandPython
     9.3 ANeatMacro
     9.4 WritingPythonPrograms
     9.5 Orderofdefinitions
     9.6 Importingcode
10 Input and Output
     10.1Readingfromthekeyboard
     10.2WritingtotheConsole
     10.3ReadingfromtheCommandLine
          10.3.1 Whatcommand-lineargumentsare
     10.4ReadingfromFiles
     10.5WritingtoaFile
11 More about Functions
     11.1Built-inFunctions
     11.2Functionsyntax
     11.3FunctionObjects
     11.4CallingFunctions
     11.5Returningfromfunctions
12 Scope
     12.1InScopeorOut
          12.1.1 TheLocalVariablePattern
          12.1.2 TheNon-localVariablePattern
          12.1.3 TheAccessibleVariablePattern
          12.1.4 TheTintedWindowsPattern
         12.1.5 TintedWindowswithParallelScopes
     12.2Alternateterminology
     12.3ThreeScopeRules
     12.4Shadowing
     12.5Modules
13 Recursion
     13.1Thepartsofarecursivefunction
     13.2Thegreatestcommondivisor
     13.3TheFibonaccisequence
     13.4Manipulatinglistswithrecursion
     13.5Thecountingpattern
     13.6Theaccumulatepattern
      13.7Thefiltered-countandfiltered-accumulatepatterns
      13.8Thefilterpattern
      13.9Themappattern
      13.10Thesearchpattern
      13.11Theshufflepattern
      13.12Themergepattern
      13.13Thegenericmergepattern
      13.14Thefossilizedpattern
       13.15Thebottomlesspattern
14 Loops
     14.1Otherloops
     14.2Thecountingpattern
     14.3Thefiltered-countpattern
     14.4Theaccumulatepattern
     14.5Thefiltered-accumulatepattern
     14.6Thesearchpattern
     14.7Thefilterpattern
     14.8Theextremepattern
     14.9Theextreme-indexpattern
     14.10Theshufflepattern
     14.11Themergepattern
     14.12ThefossilizedPattern
     14.13Themissed-conditionpattern
15 Comparing Recursion and Looping
      15.1Factorial
      15.2Thegreatestcommondivisor
      15.3TheFibonaccisequence
      15.4CHALLENGE:Transformingloopsintorecursions
16 More on Input
     16.0.1Convertingcommandlineargumentsenmass
     16.1Readingindividualitemsfromfiles
     16.2ReadingTokensintoaList
     16.3ReadingRecordsintoaList
     16.4 Creating a List of Records
     16.5OtherScannerMethods
17 Arrays and Lists
     17.0.1 Getting the array and list modules
     17.1Aquickintroductiontodatastructures
                       
               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

     17.2  Arrays

          17.2.1 Creatingarrays
          17.2.2 Settingandgettingarrayelements
          17.2.3 Limitationsonarrays
     17.3  Lists
          17.3.1Listcreation
     17.4  Mixing arrays and lists
     17.5  Shallow versus deep copies
     17.6  Changing the tail of a list
     17.7  Inserting into the middle of a list
     17.8  Objects
18 Sorting 113
     18.1 Merge sort