Python Primer

In this chapter, we will be covering the basic syntax of Python, its built-in data structures, functions, classes, its standard library, and the new features in the latest versions of Python. If you need to get up to speed on the language, this is where we'll do that. We'll walk through, step by step, covering the following topics:

• Python basic syntax and block structure
• Built-in data structures and comprehensions
• First-class functions and classes
• Extensive standard library
• What's new in Python