Python Vocabulary Flashcards
(49 cards)
\
slash character
seek()
allows you to jump to a certain area within a file
\f
ASCII Formfeed (FF)
'
single quote
argv
a variable that accepts commands from the command line input
os.path
a library built into python
\N
character named in the unicode database (unicode only)
exists
a command within os.path that determines whether a file exists or not
\a
ASCII Bell (BEL)
raw_input()
accepts input from the user
displays text on the screen
-
minus
\v
ASCII vertical tab (VT)
>=
greater than or equal
+=
add what’s to the right, then set equal to what’s on the left
"
double quote
def
declares a function
\uxxxx
Character with 16 bit hex value xxxx (unicode only)
\Uxxxxxxxx
Character with 32 bit hex value xxxxxxxx (unicode only)
%
percent - allows you to specify which values your formatters refer to
trucate()
clears out all text from a file
>
greater than
open()
opens a particular file, making the data it contains accessible to work with (must be assigned to a variable)
read()
can take an opened file and interpret the text it contains, which can then be printed
