Programming Review and Python Intro Part 1: Glossary

Basic data types in Python include integers, strings, and floating-point numbers.

Use variable = value to assign a value to a variable in order to record it in memory.

Variables are created on demand whenever a value is assigned to them.

Use print(something) to display the value of something.

Import a library into a program using import libraryname.

Use the numpy library to work with arrays in Python.

The expression array.shape gives the shape of an array.

Use array[x, y] to select a single element from a 2D array.

Array indices start at 0, not 1.

Use low:high to specify a slice that includes the indices from low to high-1.

Use # some kind of explanation to add comments to programs.

Use numpy.mean(array), numpy.max(array), and numpy.min(array) to calculate simple statistics.

Use numpy.mean(array, axis=0) or numpy.mean(array, axis=1) to calculate statistics across the specified axis.

Use the pyplot module from the matplotlib library for creating simple visualizations.