python_basics/notebooks/Python Bootcamp- Working with objects.ipynb

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    "# Working with objects\n",
    "Everything in python is an object. And each object has different methods and attributes available to it. That are accessible via the same syntax: "
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    "object_name.function()"
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    "Let's make a few different data structures to work with: "
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    "# a string object\n",
    "lincoln_string = \"Four score and seven years ago\""
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    "lincoln_string.lower()"
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    "# a list object\n",
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    "# a dictionary object\n",
    "inventory_dict = {\n",
    "    \"action_films\":27,\n",
    "    \"t-shirts\":{\"large\":7, \"medium\":12, \"small\":10},\n",
    "    \"locations\":[\"Seattle\", \"Tacoma\", \"Edmonds\"]\n",
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    "### Methods\n",
    "Now we can look at the methods available to each object. Methods are something you can do to an object; a function or action. "
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    "We see that we have quite a few methods available, let's try out a few:"
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       "'FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO'"
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    "lincoln_string.swapcase()"
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   "source": [
    "Are you noticing that for each method, they all use the same basic syntax? "
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    "object_name.method()"
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    "What about lists? "
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    "dir(cheese_list)"
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       "['gouda', 'cheddar', 'brie', 'suisse', 'american']"
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    "cheese_list.reverse()\n",
    "cheese_list"
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       "1"
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    "cheese_list.count('brie')"
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    "cheese_list.pop(1)"
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    "Do dictionaries work the same way, too? "
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       "dict_items([('action_films', 27), ('t-shirts', {'large': 7, 'medium': 12, 'small': 10}), ('locations', ['Seattle', 'Tacoma', 'Edmonds'])])"
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       "dict_keys(['action_films', 't-shirts', 'locations'])"
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    "inventory_dict.keys()"
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       "dict_values([27, {'large': 7, 'medium': 12, 'small': 10}, ['Seattle', 'Tacoma', 'Edmonds']])"
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    "## Functions\n",
    "Functions are also actions that you can take on an object, but they are general and don't belong to any object in particular; you can use them on any (most) objects. "
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      "Four score and seven years ago\n"
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    "print(lincoln_string)"
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      "Help on built-in function print in module builtins:\n",
      "\n",
      "print(...)\n",
      "    print(value, ..., sep=' ', end='\\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)\n",
      "    \n",
      "    Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.\n",
      "    Optional keyword arguments:\n",
      "    file:  a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.\n",
      "    sep:   string inserted between values, default a space.\n",
      "    end:   string appended after the last value, default a newline.\n",
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