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== [[#top|^]] Python Modules ==
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Python scripting language includes a module called `subprocess`.  Sounds like this module is akin to C library's `exec()` family functions, at least in the functionality it provides.  Starting notes on Python subprocess here:
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Revision as of 20:39, 24 June 2024

2023-10-11 Wednesday

^ Overview

Python notes local page on Neela Nurseries wiki

^ Questions

Question: what is the syntax or python-ism in this construcxt?:

if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()

Question: what is method chaining in Python?

^ Python Data Types

The following Python3 online documentation page mentions early on how Python distinguishes Unicode strings and 8-bit strings which it also calls 'bytes'. This may be a starting point to understanding how and when Python3 treats data as bytes:

^ Python Libraries

Starting point to describe Python language libraries and cases where they are needed:


^ Python Modules

Python scripting language includes a module called `subprocess`. Sounds like this module is akin to C library's `exec()` family functions, at least in the functionality it provides. Starting notes on Python subprocess here:


^ Strings and Long Lines

To express long lines in Python there are a couple of methods. The `textwrap` library or module contains some utils to help with this. To use parentheses about a multi-line string also provides a way.