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Introduction To Computer Science

The document provides an introduction to Python programming concepts including: - Syntax, semantics, and debugging code - Python as an interpreted, high-level programming language - Modes of operation like interactive and script modes - Data types like integers, floats, strings, and booleans - Operators, precedence, assignments, comments, conditionals, loops - Examples are given for variables, constants, input function, and printing output

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Introduction To Computer Science

The document provides an introduction to Python programming concepts including: - Syntax, semantics, and debugging code - Python as an interpreted, high-level programming language - Modes of operation like interactive and script modes - Data types like integers, floats, strings, and booleans - Operators, precedence, assignments, comments, conditionals, loops - Examples are given for variables, constants, input function, and printing output

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Introduction to Computer Science CSL 102

Python Programming

Syntax, Semantics, Debugging

Syntax
The rules to write the program a=5+3 print a print(a)

Semantics
What does the program actually accomplish? The program prints the result of adding 5 and 3

Debugging
Correcting the syntax and semantics

Python

A high level language (vs low level)


C, C++, Java

Interpreted (vs compiled)


Interpret
Program Output

Interpreted Language

Compiled Language
Program

Compile

Machine Code

Execute
Output

Modes of Operation

Interactive Mode
[ Terminal@] python >>>>print 5 5

Script mode
Create myfile.py
a=5 print a

[ Terminal@] python myfile.py


5

Variables and Constants

Variables
Can hold any value Example: a, b, x2, y4, myvar

Constant
Has a fixed value 5, 6, Hello, 5.4

Data Types

int

Integer valued numbers Floating point numbers (decimal numbers) Characters, Strings {True, False}

float str

bool

>>>> a=3 >>>> type(a) >>>> <type, int> Loosely typed language

Operators
>>>> 2+3 >>>> 5 >>>> 5 * 7 >>>> 35 >>>> 8/5 >>>> 1 >>>> 8%5 >>>>> 3

Precedence
>>>> 5*8+4/2=42 Precedence order:

/, *, +,

Use of Brackets
>>>> (5*8)+(4/2)

Assignment

>>>> n = 2+3 >>>> print n >>>> 5 >>>> a = 2 >>>> b =3 >>>> c = a + b >>>> print c >>>> 5 >>>> print Hello World >>>> Hello World

Program

Write a program to print the number of hours, minutes and seconds in the year 2012.

Input Function
>>>> n = input(Please input a number:) >>>> Please input a number: 5 >>>> print n is, n >>>> n is 5

Comments
The commented lines are ignored. Very important for readability Example Code:

>>>#Program to find square of a number >>>> n = input(Enter a number:) >>>> Enter a number:2 >>>> print n*n >>>> 4

Boolean Type

>>>> a = (5 > 3) >>>> print a >>>> True Boolean Operators and

>>>> a = (5 > 3) and (5 > 6) >>>> print a >>>>False


>>>> a = (5 > 3) or (5 > 6) >>>> print a >>>>True

or

Boolean Type
not >>>> a = not (5 > 3) >>>> print a >>>> False

Conditionals
Defined over Boolean variables If < condition > :

<Code>

else:
<Code>

Indentation is the key

Conditionals

Example Program (script mode)

a = input(Input a number:) if (a == 3) :
print a is equal to 3

else:
print a is not equal to 3

Program

Write a program which takes as input an year and prints the number of hours, minutes and seconds in it (Remember to correctly handle the case for a leap year).

While Loop

while <condition> :
code

Executes the loop as long as condition is satisfied n=1 while n <= 5:


print n n=n+1

Prints the first five positive integers

Infinite While Loop

while <condition> :
code

What if condition is never satisfied? n=1 while n <= 5:


print n n=n1

Will never terminate!

Program

Write a program which


Example: n = 545 Output:
5 4 5

Inputs a number n Extracts out the digits of the number n

Additional Challenge: Use the string data type so that output is on one line
545

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