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- [Structure of the Examples](#structure-of-the-examples)
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- [Usage](#usage)
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- [👀 Examples](#-examples)
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- [Section: Appearances are deceptive!](#section-appearances-are-deceptive)
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- [▶ Skipping lines?](#-skipping-lines)
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- [▶ Teleportation *](#-teleportation-)
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- [▶ Well, something is fishy...](#-well-something-is-fishy)
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- [Section: The Hidden treasures!](#section-the-hidden-treasures)
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- [▶ Okay Python, Can you make me fly? *](#-okay-python-can-you-make-me-fly-)
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- [▶ `goto`, but why? *](#-goto-but-why-)
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- [▶ Brace yourself! *](#-brace-yourself-)
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- [▶ Let's meet Friendly Language Uncle For Life *](#-lets-meet-friendly-language-uncle-for-life-)
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- [▶ Even Python understands that love is complicated *](#-even-python-understands-that-love-is-complicated-)
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- [▶ Yes, it exists!](#-yes-it-exists)
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- [▶ Inpinity *](#-inpinity-)
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- [▶ Mangling time! *](#-mangling-time-)
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- [Section: Strain your brain!](#section-strain-your-brain)
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- [▶ Strings can be tricky sometimes *](#-strings-can-be-tricky-sometimes-)
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- [▶ Time for some hash brownies!](#-time-for-some-hash-brownies)
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- [▶ Return return everywhere!](#-return-return-everywhere)
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- [▶ Deep down, we're all the same. *](#-deep-down-were-all-the-same-)
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- [▶ For what?](#-for-what)
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- [▶ Evaluation time discrepancy](#-evaluation-time-discrepancy)
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- [▶ `is` is not what it is!](#-is-is-not-what-it-is)
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- [▶ A tic-tac-toe where X wins in the first attempt!](#-a-tic-tac-toe-where-x-wins-in-the-first-attempt)
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- [▶ The sticky output function](#-the-sticky-output-function)
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- [▶ `is not ...` is not `is (not ...)`](#-is-not--is-not-is-not-)
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- [▶ The surprising comma](#-the-surprising-comma)
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- [▶ Backslashes at the end of string](#-backslashes-at-the-end-of-string)
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- [▶ not knot!](#-not-knot)
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- [▶ Half triple-quoted strings](#-half-triple-quoted-strings)
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- [▶ Midnight time doesn't exist?](#-midnight-time-doesnt-exist)
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- [▶ What's wrong with booleans?](#-whats-wrong-with-booleans)
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- [▶ Class attributes and instance attributes](#-class-attributes-and-instance-attributes)
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- [▶ yielding None](#-yielding-none)
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- [▶ Mutating the immutable!](#-mutating-the-immutable)
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- [▶ The disappearing variable from outer scope](#-the-disappearing-variable-from-outer-scope)
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- [▶ When True is actually False](#-when-true-is-actually-false)
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- [▶ From filled to None in one instruction...](#-from-filled-to-none-in-one-instruction)
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- [▶ Subclass relationships *](#-subclass-relationships-)
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- [▶ The mysterious key type conversion *](#-the-mysterious-key-type-conversion-)
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- [▶ Let's see if you can guess this?](#-lets-see-if-you-can-guess-this)
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- [▶ Strings can be tricky sometimes *](#%E2%96%B6-strings-can-be-tricky-sometimes-)
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- [▶ Time for some hash brownies!](#%E2%96%B6-time-for-some-hash-brownies)
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- [▶ Return return everywhere!](#%E2%96%B6-return-return-everywhere)
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- [▶ Deep down, we're all the same. *](#%E2%96%B6-deep-down-were-all-the-same-)
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- [▶ For what?](#%E2%96%B6-for-what)
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- [▶ Evaluation time discrepancy](#%E2%96%B6-evaluation-time-discrepancy)
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- [▶ `is` is not what it is!](#%E2%96%B6-is-is-not-what-it-is)
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- [▶ A tic-tac-toe where X wins in the first attempt!](#%E2%96%B6-a-tic-tac-toe-where-x-wins-in-the-first-attempt)
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- [▶ The sticky output function](#%E2%96%B6-the-sticky-output-function)
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- [▶ `is not ...` is not `is (not ...)`](#%E2%96%B6-is-not--is-not-is-not-)
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- [▶ The surprising comma](#%E2%96%B6-the-surprising-comma)
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- [▶ Backslashes at the end of string](#%E2%96%B6-backslashes-at-the-end-of-string)
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- [▶ not knot!](#%E2%96%B6-not-knot)
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- [▶ Half triple-quoted strings](#%E2%96%B6-half-triple-quoted-strings)
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- [▶ Midnight time doesn't exist?](#%E2%96%B6-midnight-time-doesnt-exist)
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- [▶ What's wrong with booleans?](#%E2%96%B6-whats-wrong-with-booleans)
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- [▶ Class attributes and instance attributes](#%E2%96%B6-class-attributes-and-instance-attributes)
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- [▶ yielding None](#%E2%96%B6-yielding-none)
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- [▶ Mutating the immutable!](#%E2%96%B6-mutating-the-immutable)
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- [▶ The disappearing variable from outer scope](#%E2%96%B6-the-disappearing-variable-from-outer-scope)
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- [▶ When True is actually False](#%E2%96%B6-when-true-is-actually-false)
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- [▶ From filled to None in one instruction...](#%E2%96%B6-from-filled-to-none-in-one-instruction)
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- [▶ Subclass relationships *](#%E2%96%B6-subclass-relationships-)
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- [▶ The mysterious key type conversion *](#%E2%96%B6-the-mysterious-key-type-conversion-)
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- [▶ Let's see if you can guess this?](#%E2%96%B6-lets-see-if-you-can-guess-this)
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- [Section: Appearances are deceptive!](#section-appearances-are-deceptive)
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- [▶ Skipping lines?](#%E2%96%B6-skipping-lines)
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- [▶ Teleportation *](#%E2%96%B6-teleportation-)
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- [▶ Well, something is fishy...](#%E2%96%B6-well-something-is-fishy)
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- [Section: Watch out for the landmines!](#section-watch-out-for-the-landmines)
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- [▶ Modifying a dictionary while iterating over it](#-modifying-a-dictionary-while-iterating-over-it)
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- [▶ Stubborn `del` operator *](#-stubborn-del-operator-)
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- [▶ Deleting a list item while iterating](#-deleting-a-list-item-while-iterating)
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- [▶ Loop variables leaking out!](#-loop-variables-leaking-out)
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- [▶ Beware of default mutable arguments!](#-beware-of-default-mutable-arguments)
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- [▶ Catching the Exceptions](#-catching-the-exceptions)
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- [▶ Same operands, different story!](#-same-operands-different-story)
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- [▶ The out of scope variable](#-the-out-of-scope-variable)
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- [▶ Be careful with chained operations](#-be-careful-with-chained-operations)
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- [▶ Name resolution ignoring class scope](#-name-resolution-ignoring-class-scope)
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- [▶ Needle in a Haystack](#-needle-in-a-haystack)
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- [▶ Modifying a dictionary while iterating over it](#%E2%96%B6-modifying-a-dictionary-while-iterating-over-it)
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- [▶ Stubborn `del` operator *](#%E2%96%B6-stubborn-del-operator-)
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- [▶ Deleting a list item while iterating](#%E2%96%B6-deleting-a-list-item-while-iterating)
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- [▶ Loop variables leaking out!](#%E2%96%B6-loop-variables-leaking-out)
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- [▶ Beware of default mutable arguments!](#%E2%96%B6-beware-of-default-mutable-arguments)
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- [▶ Catching the Exceptions](#%E2%96%B6-catching-the-exceptions)
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- [▶ Same operands, different story!](#%E2%96%B6-same-operands-different-story)
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- [▶ The out of scope variable](#%E2%96%B6-the-out-of-scope-variable)
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- [▶ Be careful with chained operations](#%E2%96%B6-be-careful-with-chained-operations)
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- [▶ Name resolution ignoring class scope](#%E2%96%B6-name-resolution-ignoring-class-scope)
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- [▶ Needle in a Haystack](#%E2%96%B6-needle-in-a-haystack)
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- [Section: The Hidden treasures!](#section-the-hidden-treasures)
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- [▶ Okay Python, Can you make me fly? *](#%E2%96%B6-okay-python-can-you-make-me-fly-)
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- [▶ `goto`, but why? *](#%E2%96%B6-goto-but-why-)
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- [▶ Brace yourself! *](#%E2%96%B6-brace-yourself-)
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- [▶ Let's meet Friendly Language Uncle For Life *](#%E2%96%B6-lets-meet-friendly-language-uncle-for-life-)
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- [▶ Even Python understands that love is complicated *](#%E2%96%B6-even-python-understands-that-love-is-complicated-)
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- [▶ Yes, it exists!](#%E2%96%B6-yes-it-exists)
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- [▶ Inpinity *](#%E2%96%B6-inpinity-)
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- [▶ Mangling time! *](#%E2%96%B6-mangling-time-)
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- [Section: Miscallaneous](#section-miscallaneous)
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- [▶ `+=` is faster](#--is-faster)
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- [▶ Let's make a giant string!](#-lets-make-a-giant-string)
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- [▶ Explicit typecast of strings](#-explicit-typecast-of-strings)
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- [▶ Minor Ones](#-minor-ones)
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- [▶ `+=` is faster](#%E2%96%B6--is-faster)
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- [▶ Let's make a giant string!](#%E2%96%B6-lets-make-a-giant-string)
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- [▶ Explicit typecast of strings](#%E2%96%B6-explicit-typecast-of-strings)
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- [▶ Minor Ones](#%E2%96%B6-minor-ones)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
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- [🎓 License](#-license)
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- [Help](#help)
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- [Want to share WTFpython with friends?](#want-to-share-wtfpython-with-friends)
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- [Want to share wtfpython with friends?](#want-to-share-wtfpython-with-friends)
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- [Need a pdf version?](#need-a-pdf-version)
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# 👀 Examples
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## Section: Appearances are deceptive!
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This section is a gentle warm up before we focus on real Python concepts.
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### ▶ Skipping lines?
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**Output:**
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```py
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>>> value = 11
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>>> valuе = 32
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>>> value
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11
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```
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Wut?
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**Note:** The easiest way to reproduce this is to simply copy the statements from the above snippet and paste them into your file/shell.
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#### 💡 Explanation
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Some non-Western characters look identical to letters in the English alphabet but are considered distinct by the interpreter.
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```py
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>>> ord('е') # cyrillic 'e' (Ye)
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1077
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>>> ord('e') # latin 'e', as used in English and typed using standard keyboard
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101
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>>> 'е' == 'e'
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False
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>>> value = 42 # latin e
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>>> valuе = 23 # cyrillic 'e', Python 2.x interpreter would raise a `SyntaxError` here
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>>> value
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42
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```
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The built-in `ord()` function returns a character's Unicode [code point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_point), and different code positions of Cyrillic 'e' and Latin 'e' justify the behavior of the above example.
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---
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### ▶ Teleportation *
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```py
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import numpy as np
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def energy_send(x):
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# Initializing a numpy array
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np.array([float(x)])
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def energy_receive():
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# Return an empty numpy array
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return np.empty((), dtype=np.float).tolist()
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```
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**Output:**
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```py
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>>> energy_send(123.456)
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>>> energy_receive()
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123.456
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```
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Where's the Nobel Prize?
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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* Notice that the numpy array created in the `energy_send` function is not returned, so that memory space is free to reallocate.
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* `numpy.empty()` returns the next free memory slot without reinitializing it. This memory spot just happens to be the same one that was just freed (usually, but not always).
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---
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### ▶ Well, something is fishy...
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```py
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def square(x):
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"""
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A simple function to calculate the square of a number by addition.
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"""
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sum_so_far = 0
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for counter in range(x):
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sum_so_far = sum_so_far + x
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return sum_so_far
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```
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**Output (Python 2.x):**
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```py
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>>> square(10)
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10
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```
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Shouldn't that be 100?
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**Note:** If you're not able to reproduce this, try running the file [mixed_tabs_and_spaces.py](/mixed_tabs_and_spaces.py) via the shell.
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#### 💡 Explanation
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* **Don't mix tabs and spaces!** The character just preceding return is a "tab", and the code is indented by multiple of "4 spaces" elsewhere in the example.
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* This is how Python handles tabs:
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> First, tabs are replaced (from left to right) by one to eight spaces such that the total number of characters up to and including the replacement is a multiple of eight <...>
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* So the "tab" at the last line of `square` function is replaced with eight spaces, and it gets into the loop.
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* Python 3 is kind enough to throw an error for such cases automatically.
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**Output (Python 3.x):**
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```py
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TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation
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```
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---
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---
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## Section: The Hidden treasures!
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This section contains few of the lesser-known interesting things about Python that most beginners like me are unaware of (well, not anymore).
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### ▶ Okay Python, Can you make me fly? *
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Well, here you go
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```py
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import antigravity
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```
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**Output:**
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Sshh.. It's a super secret.
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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+ `antigravity` module is one of the few easter eggs released by Python developers.
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+ `import antigravity` opens up a web browser pointing to the [classic XKCD comic](http://xkcd.com/353/) about Python.
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+ Well, there's more to it. There's **another easter egg inside the easter egg**. If look at the [code](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/antigravity.py#L7-L17), there's a function defined that purports to implement the [XKCD's geohashing algorithm](https://xkcd.com/426/).
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---
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### ▶ `goto`, but why? *
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```py
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from goto import goto, label
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for i in range(9):
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for j in range(9):
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for k in range(9):
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print("I'm trapped, please rescue!")
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if k == 2:
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goto .breakout # breaking out from a deeply nested loop
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label .breakout
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print("Freedom!")
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```
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**Output (Python 2.3):**
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```py
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I'm trapped, please rescue!
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I'm trapped, please rescue!
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Freedom!
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```
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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- A working version of `goto` in Python was [announced](https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-announce-list/2004-April/002982.html) as an April Fool's joke on 1st April 2004.
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- Current versions of Python do not have this module.
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- Although it works, but please don't use it. Here's the [reason](https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-is-there-no-goto) to why `goto` is not present in Python.
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### ▶ Brace yourself! *
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If you are one of the people who doesn't like using whitespace in Python to denote scopes, you can use the C-style {} by importing,
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from __future__ import braces
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```
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**Output:**
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```py
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File "some_file.py", line 1
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SyntaxError: not a chance
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```
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Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java.
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+ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" here is however ironic.
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+ This is an easter egg concerned with the community's feelings on this issue.
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---
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### ▶ Let's meet Friendly Language Uncle For Life *
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**Output (Python 3.x)**
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```py
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>>> from __future__ import barry_as_FLUFL
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>>> "Ruby" != "Python" # there's no doubt about it
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File "some_file.py", line 1
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"Ruby" != "Python"
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^
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>>> "Ruby" <> "Python"
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True
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```
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There we go.
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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- This is relevant to [PEP-401](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0401/) released on April 1, 2009 (now you know, what it means).
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- Quoting from the PEP-401
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> Recognized that the != inequality operator in Python 3.0 was a horrible, finger pain inducing mistake, the FLUFL reinstates the <> diamond operator as the sole spelling.
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- There were more things that Uncle Barry had to share in the PEP; you can read them [here](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0401/).
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---
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### ▶ Even Python understands that love is complicated *
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```py
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import this
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```
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Wait, what's **this**? `this` is love :heart:
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```
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The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
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Beautiful is better than ugly.
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Explicit is better than implicit.
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Simple is better than complex.
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Complex is better than complicated.
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Flat is better than nested.
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Sparse is better than dense.
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Readability counts.
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Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
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Although practicality beats purity.
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Errors should never pass silently.
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Unless explicitly silenced.
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In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
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There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
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Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
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Now is better than never.
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Although never is often better than *right* now.
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If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
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If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
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Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
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```
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It's the Zen of Python!
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```py
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>>> love = this
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>>> this is love
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True
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>>> love is True
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False
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>>> love is False
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False
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>>> love is not True or False
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True
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>>> love is not True or False; love is love # Love is complicated
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True
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```
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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|
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* `this` module in Python is an easter egg for The Zen Of Python ([PEP 20](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020)).
|
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* And if you think that's already interesting enough, check out the implementation of [this.py](https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/c3896275c0f6/Lib/this.py). Interestingly, the code for the Zen violates itself (and that's probably the only place where this happens).
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* Regarding the statement `love is not True or False; love is love`, ironic but it's self-explanatory.
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|
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---
|
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|
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### ▶ Yes, it exists!
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|
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**The `else` clause for loops.** One typical example might be:
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|
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```py
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def does_exists_num(l, to_find):
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for num in l:
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if num == to_find:
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print("Exists!")
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break
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else:
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print("Does not exist")
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```
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**Output:**
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```py
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>>> some_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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>>> does_exists_num(some_list, 4)
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Exists!
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>>> does_exists_num(some_list, -1)
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Does not exist
|
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```
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**The `else` clause in exception handling.** An example,
|
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```py
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try:
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pass
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except:
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print("Exception occurred!!!")
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else:
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print("Try block executed successfully...")
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```
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|
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**Output:**
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```py
|
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Try block executed successfully...
|
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```
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|
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#### 💡 Explanation:
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- The `else` clause after a loop is executed only when there's no explicit `break` after all the iterations.
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- `else` clause after try block is also called "completion clause" as reaching the `else` clause in a `try` statement means that the try block actually completed successfully.
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|
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---
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|
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### ▶ Inpinity *
|
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|
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The spelling is intended. Please, don't submit a patch for this.
|
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|
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**Output (Python 3.x):**
|
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```py
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>>> infinity = float('infinity')
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>>> hash(infinity)
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314159
|
||||
>>> hash(float('-inf'))
|
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-314159
|
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```
|
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|
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#### 💡 Explanation:
|
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- Hash of infinity is 10⁵ x π.
|
||||
- Interestingly, the hash of `float('-inf')` is "-10⁵ x π" in Python 3, whereas "-10⁵ x e" in Python 2.
|
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|
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---
|
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|
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### ▶ Mangling time! *
|
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|
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```py
|
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class Yo(object):
|
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def __init__(self):
|
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self.__honey = True
|
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self.bitch = True
|
||||
```
|
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|
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**Output:**
|
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```py
|
||||
>>> Yo().bitch
|
||||
True
|
||||
>>> Yo().__honey
|
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AttributeError: 'Yo' object has no attribute '__honey'
|
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>>> Yo()._Yo__honey
|
||||
True
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Why did `Yo()._Yo__honey` worked? Only Indian readers would understand.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
|
||||
* [Name Mangling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling) is used to avoid naming collisions between different namespaces.
|
||||
* In Python, the interpreter modifies (mangles) the class member names starting with `__` (double underscore) and not ending with more than one trailing underscore by adding `_NameOfTheClass` in front.
|
||||
* So, to access `__honey` attribute, we are required to append `_Yo` to the front which would prevent conflicts with the same name attribute defined in any other class.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Section: Strain your brain!
|
||||
|
||||
Alright, it's time to strain your brain and test your understanding of Python concepts. All the best!
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Strings can be tricky sometimes *
|
||||
|
||||
1\.
|
||||
@ -1539,6 +1177,115 @@ a, b = a[b] = {}, 5
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Section: Appearances are deceptive!
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Skipping lines?
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> value = 11
|
||||
>>> valuе = 32
|
||||
>>> value
|
||||
11
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Wut?
|
||||
|
||||
**Note:** The easiest way to reproduce this is to simply copy the statements from the above snippet and paste them into your file/shell.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation
|
||||
|
||||
Some non-Western characters look identical to letters in the English alphabet but are considered distinct by the interpreter.
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> ord('е') # cyrillic 'e' (Ye)
|
||||
1077
|
||||
>>> ord('e') # latin 'e', as used in English and typed using standard keyboard
|
||||
101
|
||||
>>> 'е' == 'e'
|
||||
False
|
||||
|
||||
>>> value = 42 # latin e
|
||||
>>> valuе = 23 # cyrillic 'e', Python 2.x interpreter would raise a `SyntaxError` here
|
||||
>>> value
|
||||
42
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
The built-in `ord()` function returns a character's Unicode [code point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_point), and different code positions of Cyrillic 'e' and Latin 'e' justify the behavior of the above example.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Teleportation *
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
import numpy as np
|
||||
|
||||
def energy_send(x):
|
||||
# Initializing a numpy array
|
||||
np.array([float(x)])
|
||||
|
||||
def energy_receive():
|
||||
# Return an empty numpy array
|
||||
return np.empty((), dtype=np.float).tolist()
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> energy_send(123.456)
|
||||
>>> energy_receive()
|
||||
123.456
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Where's the Nobel Prize?
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
|
||||
* Notice that the numpy array created in the `energy_send` function is not returned, so that memory space is free to reallocate.
|
||||
* `numpy.empty()` returns the next free memory slot without reinitializing it. This memory spot just happens to be the same one that was just freed (usually, but not always).
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Well, something is fishy...
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
def square(x):
|
||||
"""
|
||||
A simple function to calculate the square of a number by addition.
|
||||
"""
|
||||
sum_so_far = 0
|
||||
for counter in range(x):
|
||||
sum_so_far = sum_so_far + x
|
||||
return sum_so_far
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output (Python 2.x):**
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> square(10)
|
||||
10
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Shouldn't that be 100?
|
||||
|
||||
**Note:** If you're not able to reproduce this, try running the file [mixed_tabs_and_spaces.py](/mixed_tabs_and_spaces.py) via the shell.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation
|
||||
|
||||
* **Don't mix tabs and spaces!** The character just preceding return is a "tab", and the code is indented by multiple of "4 spaces" elsewhere in the example.
|
||||
* This is how Python handles tabs:
|
||||
> First, tabs are replaced (from left to right) by one to eight spaces such that the total number of characters up to and including the replacement is a multiple of eight <...>
|
||||
* So the "tab" at the last line of `square` function is replaced with eight spaces, and it gets into the loop.
|
||||
* Python 3 is kind enough to throw an error for such cases automatically.
|
||||
|
||||
**Output (Python 3.x):**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and spaces in indentation
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Section: Watch out for the landmines!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -2091,6 +1838,257 @@ tuple()
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## Section: The Hidden treasures!
|
||||
|
||||
This section contains few of the lesser-known interesting things about Python that most beginners like me are unaware of (well, not anymore).
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Okay Python, Can you make me fly? *
|
||||
|
||||
Well, here you go
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
import antigravity
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
Sshh.. It's a super secret.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
+ `antigravity` module is one of the few easter eggs released by Python developers.
|
||||
+ `import antigravity` opens up a web browser pointing to the [classic XKCD comic](http://xkcd.com/353/) about Python.
|
||||
+ Well, there's more to it. There's **another easter egg inside the easter egg**. If look at the [code](https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/antigravity.py#L7-L17), there's a function defined that purports to implement the [XKCD's geohashing algorithm](https://xkcd.com/426/).
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ `goto`, but why? *
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
from goto import goto, label
|
||||
for i in range(9):
|
||||
for j in range(9):
|
||||
for k in range(9):
|
||||
print("I'm trapped, please rescue!")
|
||||
if k == 2:
|
||||
goto .breakout # breaking out from a deeply nested loop
|
||||
label .breakout
|
||||
print("Freedom!")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output (Python 2.3):**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
I'm trapped, please rescue!
|
||||
I'm trapped, please rescue!
|
||||
Freedom!
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
- A working version of `goto` in Python was [announced](https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-announce-list/2004-April/002982.html) as an April Fool's joke on 1st April 2004.
|
||||
- Current versions of Python do not have this module.
|
||||
- Although it works, but please don't use it. Here's the [reason](https://docs.python.org/3/faq/design.html#why-is-there-no-goto) to why `goto` is not present in Python.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Brace yourself! *
|
||||
|
||||
If you are one of the people who doesn't like using whitespace in Python to denote scopes, you can use the C-style {} by importing,
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
from __future__ import braces
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
File "some_file.py", line 1
|
||||
from __future__ import braces
|
||||
SyntaxError: not a chance
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Braces? No way! If you think that's disappointing, use Java.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
+ The `__future__` module is normally used to provide features from future versions of Python. The "future" here is however ironic.
|
||||
+ This is an easter egg concerned with the community's feelings on this issue.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Let's meet Friendly Language Uncle For Life *
|
||||
|
||||
**Output (Python 3.x)**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> from __future__ import barry_as_FLUFL
|
||||
>>> "Ruby" != "Python" # there's no doubt about it
|
||||
File "some_file.py", line 1
|
||||
"Ruby" != "Python"
|
||||
^
|
||||
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
|
||||
|
||||
>>> "Ruby" <> "Python"
|
||||
True
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
There we go.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
- This is relevant to [PEP-401](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0401/) released on April 1, 2009 (now you know, what it means).
|
||||
- Quoting from the PEP-401
|
||||
> Recognized that the != inequality operator in Python 3.0 was a horrible, finger pain inducing mistake, the FLUFL reinstates the <> diamond operator as the sole spelling.
|
||||
- There were more things that Uncle Barry had to share in the PEP; you can read them [here](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0401/).
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Even Python understands that love is complicated *
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
import this
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Wait, what's **this**? `this` is love :heart:
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```
|
||||
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
|
||||
|
||||
Beautiful is better than ugly.
|
||||
Explicit is better than implicit.
|
||||
Simple is better than complex.
|
||||
Complex is better than complicated.
|
||||
Flat is better than nested.
|
||||
Sparse is better than dense.
|
||||
Readability counts.
|
||||
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
|
||||
Although practicality beats purity.
|
||||
Errors should never pass silently.
|
||||
Unless explicitly silenced.
|
||||
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
|
||||
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
|
||||
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
|
||||
Now is better than never.
|
||||
Although never is often better than *right* now.
|
||||
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
|
||||
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
|
||||
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
It's the Zen of Python!
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> love = this
|
||||
>>> this is love
|
||||
True
|
||||
>>> love is True
|
||||
False
|
||||
>>> love is False
|
||||
False
|
||||
>>> love is not True or False
|
||||
True
|
||||
>>> love is not True or False; love is love # Love is complicated
|
||||
True
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
|
||||
* `this` module in Python is an easter egg for The Zen Of Python ([PEP 20](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020)).
|
||||
* And if you think that's already interesting enough, check out the implementation of [this.py](https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/c3896275c0f6/Lib/this.py). Interestingly, the code for the Zen violates itself (and that's probably the only place where this happens).
|
||||
* Regarding the statement `love is not True or False; love is love`, ironic but it's self-explanatory.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Yes, it exists!
|
||||
|
||||
**The `else` clause for loops.** One typical example might be:
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
def does_exists_num(l, to_find):
|
||||
for num in l:
|
||||
if num == to_find:
|
||||
print("Exists!")
|
||||
break
|
||||
else:
|
||||
print("Does not exist")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> some_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
|
||||
>>> does_exists_num(some_list, 4)
|
||||
Exists!
|
||||
>>> does_exists_num(some_list, -1)
|
||||
Does not exist
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**The `else` clause in exception handling.** An example,
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
try:
|
||||
pass
|
||||
except:
|
||||
print("Exception occurred!!!")
|
||||
else:
|
||||
print("Try block executed successfully...")
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
Try block executed successfully...
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
- The `else` clause after a loop is executed only when there's no explicit `break` after all the iterations.
|
||||
- `else` clause after try block is also called "completion clause" as reaching the `else` clause in a `try` statement means that the try block actually completed successfully.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Inpinity *
|
||||
|
||||
The spelling is intended. Please, don't submit a patch for this.
|
||||
|
||||
**Output (Python 3.x):**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> infinity = float('infinity')
|
||||
>>> hash(infinity)
|
||||
314159
|
||||
>>> hash(float('-inf'))
|
||||
-314159
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
- Hash of infinity is 10⁵ x π.
|
||||
- Interestingly, the hash of `float('-inf')` is "-10⁵ x π" in Python 3, whereas "-10⁵ x e" in Python 2.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### ▶ Mangling time! *
|
||||
|
||||
```py
|
||||
class Yo(object):
|
||||
def __init__(self):
|
||||
self.__honey = True
|
||||
self.bitch = True
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Output:**
|
||||
```py
|
||||
>>> Yo().bitch
|
||||
True
|
||||
>>> Yo().__honey
|
||||
AttributeError: 'Yo' object has no attribute '__honey'
|
||||
>>> Yo()._Yo__honey
|
||||
True
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Why did `Yo()._Yo__honey` worked? Only Indian readers would understand.
|
||||
|
||||
#### 💡 Explanation:
|
||||
|
||||
* [Name Mangling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling) is used to avoid naming collisions between different namespaces.
|
||||
* In Python, the interpreter modifies (mangles) the class member names starting with `__` (double underscore) and not ending with more than one trailing underscore by adding `_NameOfTheClass` in front.
|
||||
* So, to access `__honey` attribute, we are required to append `_Yo` to the front which would prevent conflicts with the same name attribute defined in any other class.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Section: Miscallaneous
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -2324,6 +2322,9 @@ The idea and design for this collection were initially inspired by Denys Dovhan'
|
||||
[license-url]: http://www.wtfpl.net
|
||||
[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-WTFPL%202.0-lightgrey.svg?style=flat-square
|
||||
|
||||
## Help
|
||||
|
||||
If you have any wtfs, ideas or suggestions, please share.
|
||||
|
||||
## Want to share wtfpython with friends?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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Block a user