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+

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plus

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-

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minus

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/

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slash

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\

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backslash; encodes difficult-to-type characters into a string

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*

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asterisk

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=

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equals; assigns the value on the right to a variable on the left

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[ ]

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index operator; gives access to a sequence’s element (index of the item you want to access); must be an integer

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{ }

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used to embed variables in a string; must also starts string with f for format

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print

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prints the specified message to the screen, or other standard output device

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def

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defines a function

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rewind

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inbuilt function which is used to set the position of the file pointer to the beginning of the file

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seek(0)

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move the read/write location to the beginning of the file; seeks a specific spot in the file

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readline

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reads just one line of text

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import

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gains access to code in another module by importing it; it searches for the named module, then it binds the results of that search to a name in the local scope

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close

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closes the file; like File->Save

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read

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reads the contents of the file; you can assign the result to a variable

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open

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open a file using the file() type, returns a file object

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exists

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returns if a file exists; add more

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input()

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allows user input

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prompt

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a string, representing a default message before the input

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truncate

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empties the file; watch out if you care about the file

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write(‘stuff’)

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writes “stuff” to the file

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len()

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returns the length of a string

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round()

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returns a floating point number that is a rounded version of a specified number, with specific number of decimals

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float()

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convert a string or number to a floating point number, if possible

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>

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greater-than

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less-than

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<=

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less-than-equal

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>=

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greater-than-equal

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+=

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adds a value and the variable and assigns the result to that variable

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%

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modulus, get better definition

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_

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underscore

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#

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comment or pound character

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==

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tests whether two things have the same value

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int()

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return an integer object constructed from a number or string x, or return 0 if no arguments are given

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pop()

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removes the element at the specified position (the optional position allows you specific which element in a list to remove)

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split()

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splits a string into a list, specify the separator in the () commonly (‘ ‘)

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sorted()

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returns a sorted list of the specified iterable object; You can specify ascending or descending order. Strings are sorted alphabetically, and numbers are sorted numerically. Note: The string cannot contain both string and numeric values.

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sys

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This module provides access to some variables used or maintained by the interpreter and to functions that interact strongly with the interpreter

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f or format

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formats the specified value(s) and insert them inside the string's placeholder; returns the formatted string

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sys.argv

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sys.argv is a list in Python, which contains the command-line arguments passed to the script