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J. Burton Browning and Marty AlchinPro Python 3https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4385-5_2

2. Advanced Basics

J. Burton Browning1  and Marty Alchin2
(1)
Oak Island, NC, USA
(2)
Agoura Hills, CA, USA
 

Like any other book on programming, the remainder of this book relies on quite a few features that may or may not be considered commonplace by readers. You, the reader, are expected to know a good deal about Python and programming in general, but there are a variety of lesser-used features that are extremely useful in the operations of many techniques shown throughout the book.

Therefore, as unusual as it may seem, this chapter focuses on a concept of advanced basics. The tools and techniques in this chapter aren’t ...

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