Introduction to Programming in Python: An Interdisciplinary Approach
by Kevin Wayne, Robert Sedgewick, Robert Dondero
Glossary
algorithm A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, such as Euclid’s algorithm.
alias Two (or more) variables that refer to the same object.
API (application programming interface) Specification of the set of operations that characterize how a client can use a data type.
array A data structure that stores a sequence of elements, with support for creation, indexed access, indexed assignment, and iteration.
argument An object reference passed to a function.
assignment statement A Python statement consisting of a variable name followed by = followed by an expression, which directs Python to evaluate the expression and to bind the variable to an object holding the resulting value.
binding Association between a variable and an object ...
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