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beginners-guide/01-begin-python-programming.ipynb

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     "You can store any object into a variable.\n",
     "\n",
     "### Comparisons\n",
-    "- **==**\n",
-    "- **!=**\n",
-    "- **<**\n",
-    "- **>** \n",
-    "- **<=**\n",
-    "- **>=**\n",
+    "- `==`\n",
+    "- `!=`\n",
+    "- `<`\n",
+    "- `>`\n",
+    "- `<=`\n",
+    "- `>=`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "##### Boolean operators\n",
+    "- `and`\n",
+    "- `or`\n",
+    "- `not`\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "### Some collections\n",
-    "- **list** : `[1, 2, 3, 4]`\n",
-    "- **tuple** : `(1, 2, 3, 4)`\n",
+    "- **list** : `[1, 2, 3, 1]`\n",
+    "- **tuple** : `(1, 2, 3, 1)`\n",
     "- **set** : `{1, 2, 3}`\n",
     "- **dict** : `{'a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3}`\n",
     "\n",
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     "\n",
     "Lists are mutable, tuples are immutable, sets have no order and contain only unique elements, dicts store key-value pairs. Collections can also be collections of collections. \n",
     "\n",
-    "\n",
-    "Python objects have associated methods which let's you modify or otherwise perform operations on them.\n",
-    "\n",
+    "##### check if a collection contains some value, a:\n",
+    "- `a in my_collection`\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "### Loops\n",
-    "- **For loops** : loops through elements in an iterable\n",
-    "- **While loops** : repeats indefinately as long as some criteria is met\n",
+    "- **For loops** : loops through elements in an iterable (predefined n)\n",
+    "- **While loops** : repeats indefinitely as long as some criteria is met\n",
+    "\n",
+    "##### List comprehensions\n",
+    "- a more compact and more readable way of implementing (and storing values generated in) a loop\n",
     "\n",
     "### Control flow\n",
     "- **if**\n",
     "- **else**\n",
     "- **elif**\n",
     "\n",
-    "Executes a block of code only if some criterion is met. \n",
+    "Let's you set up criteria for whether or not to execute some code. \n",
+    " \n",
     "\n",
     "### Functions\n",
-    "\n",
     "- **def** keyword\n",
     "- **return** keyword\n",
     "\n",
-    "Functions may or may not take arguments. The `return` keyword is not mandatory (if absent, the function returns `None`.\n",
+    "Functions may or may not take arguments. The `return` keyword is not mandatory (if absent, the function returns `None`. You can store the return value of a function in a variable.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### Classes\n",
+    "- **methods:** functions tailored for that object.\n",
+    "- **attributes:** features of an object.\n",
     "\n",
+    "A class is a blueprint for making an object, with some predefined behaviour.\n",
     "\n",
+    "### Libraries\n",
+    "- `import library`\n",
+    "- `import library as lib`\n",
+    "- `from library import function/module`\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- **numpy, pandas, matplotlib, sklearn...**\n",
+    "\n",
+    "The space of libraries in Python is vast, and highly specialized. Make good use of them: don't reinvent the wheel. \n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "#### Other things to keep in mind:\n",
     "- *Indentations are important: 4 spaces*\n",
     "- *Python counts from 0*\n",
-    "- *Make use of the \n",
+    "- *Make use of the python debugger* \n",
     "- *Google is your friend*\n",
     "- *Play around with complicated code to better understand what it does*\n",
-    "- *Make use of the offical docs (using `??` after)*\n",
-    "\n",
-    "Let's you set up criteria for whether or not to execute some code. \n",
+    "- *Make use of the offical docs (using `??` after a function or object)*\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
-    "Almost all modern programming languages contain these fundamentals. \n",
-    "\n"
+    "With a firm understanding of these building blocks, you can write fairly complex programs."
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