Part 2: Talking the Talk.

• chapter 5: Storing and Modifying Information
  • 5.1 Storing Information
  • 5.2 Defining the Essential Python Data Types
    • Understanding the Numeric types
    • Integer
    • Floating-point values
    • Complex numbers
    • Understanding Boolean values
    • Understanding strings
  • 5.3 Working with Dates and Times
• chapter 6: Managing Information
  • 6.1 Controlling How Python Views Data
  • 6.2 Working with Operators
    • Unary
    • Arithmetic
    • Relational
    • Logical
    • Bitwise
    • Assignment
    • Membership
    • Identity
    • Understanding operator precedence
  • 6.3 Creating and Using Functions
    • Defining a Function
    • Accessing functions
    • Sending information to functions
    • Returning information from functions
  • 6.4 Getting User Input
• chapter 7: Making Decisions
  • 7.1 Making Simple Decisions Using the if Statement
  • 7.2 Choosing Alternatives Using the if...else Statement
  • 7.3 Using Nested Decision Statements
• chapter 8: Performing Repetitive Tasks
  • 8.1 Processing Data Using the for Statement
    • 8.1.1 Linux
  • 8.2 Processing Data Using the while Statement
  • 8.3 Nesting Loop Statements
• chapter 9: Dealing with Errors
  • 9.1 Knowing Why Python Doesn’t Understand You
    • 9.1.1 Linux
  • 9.2 Considering the Sources of Errors
  • 9.3 Catching Exceptions
  • 9.4 Raising Exceptions
  • 9.5 Creating and Using Custom Exceptions
  • 9.6 Using the finally Clause