Comprehensive Python Cheatsheet =============================== [Download text file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gto76/python-cheatsheet/master/README.md), [Buy PDF](https://transactions.sendowl.com/products/78175486/4422834F/view), [Fork me on GitHub](https://github.com/gto76/python-cheatsheet) or [Check out FAQ](https://github.com/gto76/python-cheatsheet/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions). ![Monty Python](web/image_888.jpeg) Contents -------- **   ** **1. Collections:** ** ** **[`List`](#list)**__,__ **[`Dictionary`](#dictionary)**__,__ **[`Set`](#set)**__,__ **[`Tuple`](#tuple)**__,__ **[`Range`](#range)**__,__ **[`Enumerate`](#enumerate)**__,__ **[`Iterator`](#iterator)**__,__ **[`Generator`](#generator)**__.__ **   ** **2. Types:** **          ** **[`Type`](#type)**__,__ **[`String`](#string)**__,__ **[`Regular_Exp`](#regex)**__,__ **[`Format`](#format)**__,__ **[`Numbers`](#numbers)**__,__ **[`Combinatorics`](#combinatorics)**__,__ **[`Datetime`](#datetime)**__.__ **   ** **3. Syntax:** **         ** **[`Args`](#arguments)**__,__ **[`Inline`](#inline)**__,__ **[`Closure`](#closure)**__,__ **[`Decorator`](#decorator)**__,__ **[`Class`](#class)**__,__ **[`Duck_Type`](#duck-types)**__,__ **[`Enum`](#enum)**__,__ **[`Exception`](#exceptions)**__.__ **   ** **4. System:** **        ** **[`Exit`](#exit)**__,__ **[`Print`](#print)**__,__ **[`Input`](#input)**__,__ **[`Command_Line_Arguments`](#command-line-arguments)**__,__ **[`Open`](#open)**__,__ **[`Path`](#path)**__,__ **[`OS_Commands`](#oscommands)**__.__ **   ** **5. Data:** **             ** **[`JSON`](#json)**__,__ **[`Pickle`](#pickle)**__,__ **[`CSV`](#csv)**__,__ **[`SQLite`](#sqlite)**__,__ **[`Bytes`](#bytes)**__,__ **[`Struct`](#struct)**__,__ **[`Array`](#array)**__,__ **[`Memory_View`](#memory-view)**__,__ **[`Deque`](#deque)**__.__ **   ** **6. Advanced:** **   ** **[`Threading`](#threading)**__,__ **[`Operator`](#operator)**__,__ **[`Introspection`](#introspection)**__,__ **[`Metaprograming`](#metaprograming)**__,__ **[`Eval`](#eval)**__,__ **[`Coroutines`](#coroutines)**__.__ **   ** **7. Libraries:** **      ** **[`Progress_Bar`](#progress-bar)**__,__ **[`Plot`](#plot)**__,__ **[`Table`](#table)**__,__ **[`Curses`](#curses)**__,__ **[`Logging`](#logging)**__,__ **[`Scraping`](#scraping)**__,__ **[`Web`](#web)**__,__ **[`Profile`](#profiling)**__,__ **                                 ** **[`NumPy`](#numpy)**__,__ **[`Image`](#image)**__,__ **[`Audio`](#audio)**__,__ **[`Games`](#pygame)**__,__ **[`Data`](#pandas)**__,__ **[`GUI`](#pysimplegui)**__.__ Main ---- ```python if __name__ == '__main__': # Runs main() if file wasn't imported. main() ``` List ---- ```python = [from_inclusive : to_exclusive : ±step_size] ``` ```python .append() # Or: += [] .extend() # Or: += ``` ```python .sort() .reverse() = sorted() = reversed() ``` ```python sum_of_elements = sum() elementwise_sum = [sum(pair) for pair in zip(list_a, list_b)] sorted_by_second = sorted(, key=lambda el: el[1]) sorted_by_both = sorted(, key=lambda el: (el[1], el[0])) flatter_list = list(itertools.chain.from_iterable()) product_of_elems = functools.reduce(lambda out, el: out * el, ) list_of_chars = list() ``` * **Module [operator](#operator) provides functions itemgetter() and mul() that offer the same functionality as [lambda](#lambda) expressions above.** ```python = .count() # Returns number of occurrences. Also works on strings. index = .index() # Returns index of first occurrence or raises ValueError. .insert(index, ) # Inserts item at index and moves the rest to the right. = .pop([index]) # Removes and returns item at index or from the end. .remove() # Removes first occurrence of item or raises ValueError. .clear() # Removes all items. Also works on dictionary and set. ``` Dictionary ---------- ```python = .keys() # Coll. of keys that reflects changes. = .values() # Coll. of values that reflects changes. = .items() # Coll. of key-value tuples that reflects chgs. ``` ```python value = .get(key, default=None) # Returns default if key is missing. value = .setdefault(key, default=None) # Returns and writes default if key is missing. = collections.defaultdict() # Creates a dict with default value of type. = collections.defaultdict(lambda: 1) # Creates a dict with default value 1. ``` ```python = dict() # Creates a dict from coll. of key-value pairs. = dict(zip(keys, values)) # Creates a dict from two collections. = dict.fromkeys(keys [, value]) # Creates a dict from collection of keys. ``` ```python .update() # Adds items. Replaces ones with matching keys. value = .pop(key) # Removes item or raises KeyError. {k for k, v in .items() if v == value} # Returns set of keys that point to the value. {k: v for k, v in .items() if k in keys} # Returns a dictionary, filtered by keys. ``` ### Counter ```python >>> from collections import Counter >>> colors = ['blue', 'blue', 'blue', 'red', 'red'] >>> counter = Counter(colors) >>> counter['yellow'] += 1 Counter({'blue': 3, 'red': 2, 'yellow': 1}) >>> counter.most_common()[0] ('blue', 3) ``` Set --- ```python = set() ``` ```python .add() # Or: |= {} .update() # Or: |= ``` ```python = .union() # Or: | = .intersection() # Or: & = .difference() # Or: - = .symmetric_difference() # Or: ^ = .issubset() # Or: <= = .issuperset() # Or: >= ``` ```python = .pop() # Raises KeyError if empty. .remove() # Raises KeyError if missing. .discard() # Doesn't raise an error. ``` ### Frozen Set * **Is immutable and hashable.** * **That means it can be used as a key in a dictionary or as an element in a set.** ```python = frozenset() ``` Tuple ----- **Tuple is an immutable and hashable list.** ```python = () = (, ) = (, [, ...]) ``` ### Named Tuple **Tuple's subclass with named elements.** ```python >>> from collections import namedtuple >>> Point = namedtuple('Point', 'x y') >>> p = Point(1, y=2) Point(x=1, y=2) >>> p[0] 1 >>> p.x 1 >>> getattr(p, 'y') 2 >>> p._fields # Or: Point._fields ('x', 'y') ``` Range ----- ```python = range(to_exclusive) = range(from_inclusive, to_exclusive) = range(from_inclusive, to_exclusive, ±step_size) ``` ```python from_inclusive = .start to_exclusive = .stop ``` Enumerate --------- ```python for i, el in enumerate( [, i_start]): ... ``` Iterator -------- ```python = iter() # `iter()` returns unmodified iterator. = iter(, to_exclusive) # A sequence of return values until 'to_exclusive'. = next( [, default]) # Raises StopIteration or returns 'default' on end. = list() # Returns a list of iterator's remaining elements. ``` ### Itertools ```python from itertools import count, repeat, cycle, chain, islice ``` ```python = count(start=0, step=1) # Returns updated value endlessly. Accepts floats. = repeat( [, times]) # Returns element endlessly or 'times' times. = cycle() # Repeats the sequence endlessly. ``` ```python = chain(, [, ...]) # Empties collections in order. = chain.from_iterable() # Empties collections inside a collection in order. ``` ```python = islice(, to_exclusive) # Only returns first 'to_exclusive' elements. = islice(, from_inclusive, …) # `to_exclusive, step_size`. ``` Generator --------- * **Any function that contains a yield statement returns a generator.** * **Generators and iterators are interchangeable.** ```python def count(start, step): while True: yield start start += step ``` ```python >>> counter = count(10, 2) >>> next(counter), next(counter), next(counter) (10, 12, 14) ``` Type ---- * **Everything is an object.** * **Every object has a type.** * **Type and class are synonymous.** ```python = type() # Or: .__class__ = isinstance(, ) # Or: issubclass(type(), ) ``` ```python >>> type('a'), 'a'.__class__, str (, , ) ``` #### Some types do not have built-in names, so they must be imported: ```python from types import FunctionType, MethodType, LambdaType, GeneratorType ``` ### Abstract Base Classes **Each abstract base class specifies a set of virtual subclasses. These classes are then recognized by isinstance() and issubclass() as subclasses of the ABC, although they are really not. ABC can also manually decide whether or not a specific class is its virtual subclass.** ```python >>> from collections.abc import Sequence, Collection, Iterable >>> isinstance([1, 2, 3], Iterable) True ``` ```text +------------------+------------+------------+------------+ | | Sequence | Collection | Iterable | +------------------+------------+------------+------------+ | list, range, str | yes | yes | yes | | dict, set | | yes | yes | | iter | | | yes | +------------------+------------+------------+------------+ ``` ```python >>> from numbers import Integral, Rational, Real, Complex, Number >>> isinstance(123, Number) True ``` ```text +--------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | Integral | Rational | Real | Complex | Number | +--------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | int | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | fractions.Fraction | | yes | yes | yes | yes | | float | | | yes | yes | yes | | complex | | | | yes | yes | | decimal.Decimal | | | | | yes | +--------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ ``` String ------ ```python = .strip() # Strips all whitespace characters from both ends. = .strip('') # Strips all passed characters from both ends. ``` ```python = .split() # Splits on one or more whitespace characters. = .split(sep=None, maxsplit=-1) # Splits on 'sep' str at most 'maxsplit' times. = .splitlines(keepends=False) # Splits on \n,\r,\r\n. Keeps them if 'keepends'. = .join() # Joins elements using string as separator. ``` ```python = in # Checks if string contains a substring. = .startswith() # Pass tuple of strings for multiple options. = .endswith() # Pass tuple of strings for multiple options. = .find() # Returns start index of first match or -1. = .index() # Same but raises ValueError if missing. ``` ```python = .replace(old, new [, count]) # Replaces 'old' with 'new' at most 'count' times. = .translate() # Use `str.maketrans()` to generate table. ``` ```python = chr() # Converts int to Unicode char. = ord() # Converts Unicode char to int. ``` * **Also: `'lstrip()'`, `'rstrip()'`.** * **Also: `'lower()'`, `'upper()'`, `'capitalize()'` and `'title()'`.** ### Property Methods ```text +---------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | | [ !#$%…] | [a-zA-Z] | [¼½¾] | [²³¹] | [0-9] | +---------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ | isprintable() | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | | isalnum() | | yes | yes | yes | yes | | isnumeric() | | | yes | yes | yes | | isdigit() | | | | yes | yes | | isdecimal() | | | | | yes | +---------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+ ``` * **Also: `'isspace()'` checks for `'[ \t\n\r\f\v…]'`.** Regex ----- ```python import re = re.sub(, new, text, count=0) # Substitutes all occurrences with 'new'. = re.findall(, text) # Returns all occurrences as strings. = re.split(, text, maxsplit=0) # Use brackets in regex to include the matches. = re.search(, text) # Searches for first occurrence of the pattern. = re.match(, text) # Searches only at the beginning of the text. = re.finditer(, text) # Returns all occurrences as match objects. ``` * **Search() and match() return None if they can't find a match.** * **Argument `'flags=re.IGNORECASE'` can be used with all functions.** * **Argument `'flags=re.MULTILINE'` makes `'^'` and `'$'` match the start/end of each line.** * **Argument `'flags=re.DOTALL'` makes dot also accept the `'\n'`.** * **Use `r'\1'` or `'\\1'` for backreference.** * **Add `'?'` after an operator to make it non-greedy.** ### Match Object ```python = .group() # Returns the whole match. Also group(0). = .group(1) # Returns part in the first bracket. = .groups() # Returns all bracketed parts. = .start() # Returns start index of the match. = .end() # Returns exclusive end index of the match. ``` ### Special Sequences * **By default digits, alphanumerics and whitespaces from all alphabets are matched, unless `'flags=re.ASCII'` argument is used.** * **Use a capital letter for negation.** ```python '\d' == '[0-9]' # Matches any digit. '\w' == '[a-zA-Z0-9_]' # Matches any alphanumeric. '\s' == '[ \t\n\r\f\v]' # Matches any whitespace. ``` Format ------ ```python = f'{}, {}' = '{}, {}'.format(, ) ``` ### Attributes ```python >>> from collections import namedtuple >>> Person = namedtuple('Person', 'name height') >>> person = Person('Jean-Luc', 187) >>> f'{person.height}' '187' >>> '{p.height}'.format(p=person) '187' ``` ### General Options ```python {:<10} # ' ' {:^10} # ' ' {:>10} # ' ' {:.<10} # '......' {:0} # '' ``` ### Strings **`'!r'` calls object's [repr()](#class) method, instead of [str()](#class), to get a string.** ```python {'abcde'!r:10} # "'abcde' " {'abcde':10.3} # 'abc ' {'abcde':.3} # 'abc' ``` ### Numbers ```python { 123456:10,} # ' 123,456' { 123456:10_} # ' 123_456' { 123456:+10} # ' +123456' {-123456:=10} # '- 123456' { 123456: } # ' 123456' {-123456: } # '-123456' ``` ### Floats ```python {1.23456:10.3} # ' 1.23' {1.23456:10.3f} # ' 1.235' {1.23456:10.3e} # ' 1.235e+00' {1.23456:10.3%} # ' 123.456%' ``` #### Comparison of presentation types: ```text +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | {} | {:f} | {:e} | {:%} | +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 0.000056789 | '5.6789e-05' | '0.000057' | '5.678900e-05' | '0.005679%' | | 0.00056789 | '0.00056789' | '0.000568' | '5.678900e-04' | '0.056789%' | | 0.0056789 | '0.0056789' | '0.005679' | '5.678900e-03' | '0.567890%' | | 0.056789 | '0.056789' | '0.056789' | '5.678900e-02' | '5.678900%' | | 0.56789 | '0.56789' | '0.567890' | '5.678900e-01' | '56.789000%' | | 5.6789 | '5.6789' | '5.678900' | '5.678900e+00' | '567.890000%' | | 56.789 | '56.789' | '56.789000' | '5.678900e+01' | '5678.900000%' | | 567.89 | '567.89' | '567.890000' | '5.678900e+02' | '56789.000000%' | +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ ``` ```text +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | {:.2} | {:.2f} | {:.2e} | {:.2%} | +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | 0.000056789 | '5.7e-05' | '0.00' | '5.68e-05' | '0.01%' | | 0.00056789 | '0.00057' | '0.00' | '5.68e-04' | '0.06%' | | 0.0056789 | '0.0057' | '0.01' | '5.68e-03' | '0.57%' | | 0.056789 | '0.057' | '0.06' | '5.68e-02' | '5.68%' | | 0.56789 | '0.57' | '0.57' | '5.68e-01' | '56.79%' | | 5.6789 | '5.7' | '5.68' | '5.68e+00' | '567.89%' | | 56.789 | '5.7e+01' | '56.79' | '5.68e+01' | '5678.90%' | | 567.89 | '5.7e+02' | '567.89' | '5.68e+02' | '56789.00%' | +---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ ``` ### Ints ```python {90:c} # 'Z' {90:b} # '1011010' {90:X} # '5A' ``` Numbers ------- ### Types ```python = int() # Or: math.floor() = float() # Or: = complex(real=0, imag=0) # Or: ± j = fractions.Fraction(0, 1) # Or: Fraction(numerator=0, denominator=1) = decimal.Decimal() # Or: Decimal((sign, digits, exponent)) ``` * **`'int()'` and `'float()'` raise ValueError on malformed strings.** * **Decimal numbers can be represented exactly, unlike floats where `'1.1 + 2.2 != 3.3'`.** * **Precision of decimal operations is set with: `'decimal.getcontext().prec = '`.** ### Basic Functions ```python = pow(, ) # Or: ** = abs() # = abs() = round( [, ±ndigits]) # `round(126, -1) == 130` ``` ### Math ```python from math import e, pi, inf, nan, isinf, isnan from math import cos, acos, sin, asin, tan, atan, degrees, radians from math import log, log10, log2 ``` ### Statistics ```python from statistics import mean, median, variance, stdev, pvariance, pstdev ``` ### Random ```python from random import random, randint, choice, shuffle = random() = randint(from_inclusive, to_inclusive) = choice() shuffle() ``` ### Bin, Hex ```python = ±0b # Or: ±0x = int('±', 2) # Or: int('±', 16) = int('±0b', 0) # Or: int('±0x', 0) = bin() # Returns '[-]0b'. ``` ### Bitwise Operators ```python = & # And = | # Or = ^ # Xor (0 if both bits equal) = << n_bits # Shift left (>> for right) = ~ # Not (also: - - 1) ``` Combinatorics ------------- * **Every function returns an iterator.** * **If you want to print the iterator, you need to pass it to the list() function first!** ```python from itertools import product, combinations, combinations_with_replacement, permutations ``` ```python >>> product([0, 1], repeat=3) [(0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 1), (0, 1, 0), (0, 1, 1), ..., (1, 1, 1)] ``` ```python >>> product('abc', 'abc') # a b c [('a', 'a'), ('a', 'b'), ('a', 'c'), # a x x x ('b', 'a'), ('b', 'b'), ('b', 'c'), # b x x x ('c', 'a'), ('c', 'b'), ('c', 'c')] # c x x x ``` ```python >>> combinations('abc', 2) # a b c [('a', 'b'), ('a', 'c'), # a . x x ('b', 'c')] # b . . x ``` ```python >>> combinations_with_replacement('abc', 2) # a b c [('a', 'a'), ('a', 'b'), ('a', 'c'), # a x x x ('b', 'b'), ('b', 'c'), # b . x x ('c', 'c')] # c . . x ``` ```python >>> permutations('abc', 2) # a b c [('a', 'b'), ('a', 'c'), # a . x x ('b', 'a'), ('b', 'c'), # b x . x ('c', 'a'), ('c', 'b')] # c x x . ``` Datetime -------- * **Module 'datetime' provides 'date' ``, 'time' ``, 'datetime' `
` and 'timedelta' `
` classes. All are immutable and hashable.** * **Time and datetime objects can be 'aware' ``, meaning they have defined timezone, or 'naive' ``, meaning they don't.** * **If object is naive, it is presumed to be in the system's timezone.** ```python from datetime import date, time, datetime, timedelta from dateutil.tz import UTC, tzlocal, gettz, resolve_imaginary ``` ### Constructors ```python = date(year, month, day) = time(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0, tzinfo=None, fold=0)
= datetime(year, month, day, hour=0, minute=0, second=0, ...)
= timedelta(days=0, seconds=0, microseconds=0, milliseconds=0, minutes=0, hours=0, weeks=0) ``` * **Use `'.weekday()'` to get the day of the week (Mon == 0).** * **`'fold=1'` means the second pass in case of time jumping back for one hour.** * **`' = resolve_imaginary()'` fixes DTs that fall into the missing hour.** ### Now ```python = D/DT.today() # Current local date or naive datetime. = DT.utcnow() # Naive datetime from current UTC time. = DT.now() # Aware datetime from current tz time. ``` * **To extract time use `'.time()'`, `'.time()'` or `'.timetz()'`.** ### Timezone ```python = UTC # UTC timezone. London without DST. = tzlocal() # Local timezone. Also gettz(). = gettz('/') # 'Continent/City_Name' timezone or None. =
.astimezone() # Datetime, converted to passed timezone. = .replace(tzinfo=) # Unconverted object with new timezone. ``` ### Encode ```python = D/T/DT.fromisoformat('') # Object from ISO string. Raises ValueError.
= DT.strptime(, '') # Datetime from str, according to format. = D/DT.fromordinal() # D/DTn from days since Christ, at midnight. = DT.fromtimestamp() # Local time DTn from seconds since Epoch. = DT.fromtimestamp(, ) # Aware datetime from seconds since Epoch. ``` * **ISO strings come in following forms: `'YYYY-MM-DD'`, `'HH:MM:SS.ffffff[±]'`, or both separated by an arbitrary character. Offset is formatted as: `'HH:MM'`.** * **Epoch on Unix systems is: `'1970-01-01 00:00 UTC'`, `'1970-01-01 01:00 CET'`, ...** ### Decode ```python = .isoformat(sep='T') # Also timespec='auto/hours/minutes/seconds'. = .strftime('') # Custom string representation. = .toordinal() # Days since Christ, ignoring time and tz. = .timestamp() # Seconds since Epoch, from DTn in local tz. = .timestamp() # Seconds since Epoch, from DTa. ``` ### Format ```python >>> from datetime import datetime >>> dt = datetime.strptime('2015-05-14 23:39:00.00 +0200', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f %z') >>> dt.strftime("%A, %dth of %B '%y, %I:%M%p %Z") "Thursday, 14th of May '15, 11:39PM UTC+02:00" ``` * **When parsing, `'%z'` also accepts `'±HH:MM'`.** * **For abbreviated weekday and month use `'%a'` and `'%b'`.** ### Arithmetics ```python = ±
# Returned datetime can fall into missing hour. = - # Returns the difference, ignoring time jumps. = - # Ignores time jumps if they share tzinfo object. = - # Convert DTs to UTC to get the actual delta. ``` Arguments --------- ### Inside Function Call ```python () # f(0, 0) () # f(x=0, y=0) (, ) # f(0, y=0) ``` ### Inside Function Definition ```python def f(): # def f(x, y): def f(): # def f(x=0, y=0): def f(, ): # def f(x, y=0): ``` Splat Operator -------------- ### Inside Function Call **Splat expands a collection into positional arguments, while splatty-splat expands a dictionary into keyword arguments.** ```python args = (1, 2) kwargs = {'x': 3, 'y': 4, 'z': 5} func(*args, **kwargs) ``` #### Is the same as: ```python func(1, 2, x=3, y=4, z=5) ``` ### Inside Function Definition **Splat combines zero or more positional arguments into a tuple, while splatty-splat combines zero or more keyword arguments into a dictionary.** ```python def add(*a): return sum(a) ``` ```python >>> add(1, 2, 3) 6 ``` #### Legal argument combinations: ```python def f(x, y, z): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, 2, z=3) | f(1, 2, 3) def f(*, x, y, z): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) def f(x, *, y, z): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) def f(x, y, *, z): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, 2, z=3) ``` ```python def f(*args): # f(1, 2, 3) def f(x, *args): # f(1, 2, 3) def f(*args, z): # f(1, 2, z=3) def f(x, *args, z): # f(1, 2, z=3) ``` ```python def f(**kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) def f(x, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) def f(*, x, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) ``` ```python def f(*args, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, 2, z=3) | f(1, 2, 3) def f(x, *args, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, 2, z=3) | f(1, 2, 3) def f(*args, y, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) def f(x, *args, z, **kwargs): # f(x=1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, y=2, z=3) | f(1, 2, z=3) ``` ### Other Uses ```python = [* [, ...]] = {* [, ...]} = (*, [...]) = {** [, ...]} ``` ```python head, *body, tail = ``` Inline ------ ### Lambda ```python = lambda: = lambda , : ``` ### Comprehensions ```python = [i+1 for i in range(10)] # [1, 2, ..., 10] = {i for i in range(10) if i > 5} # {6, 7, 8, 9} = (i+5 for i in range(10)) # (5, 6, ..., 14) = {i: i*2 for i in range(10)} # {0: 0, 1: 2, ..., 9: 18} ``` ```python out = [i+j for i in range(10) for j in range(10)] ``` #### Is the same as: ```python out = [] for i in range(10): for j in range(10): out.append(i+j) ``` ### Map, Filter, Reduce ```python from functools import reduce = map(lambda x: x + 1, range(10)) # (1, 2, ..., 10) = filter(lambda x: x > 5, range(10)) # (6, 7, 8, 9) = reduce(lambda out, x: out + x, range(10)) # 45 ``` ### Any, All ```python = any() # False if empty. = all(el[1] for el in ) # True if empty. ``` ### If - Else ```python = if else ``` ```python >>> [a if a else 'zero' for a in (0, 1, 2, 3)] ['zero', 1, 2, 3] ``` ### Namedtuple, Enum, Dataclass ```python from collections import namedtuple Point = namedtuple('Point', 'x y') point = Point(0, 0) ``` ```python from enum import Enum Direction = Enum('Direction', 'n e s w') direction = Direction.n ``` ```python from dataclasses import make_dataclass Creature = make_dataclass('Creature', ['location', 'direction']) creature = Creature(Point(0, 0), Direction.n) ``` Closure ------- **We have a closure in Python when:** * **A nested function references a value of its enclosing function and then** * **the enclosing function returns the nested function.** ```python def get_multiplier(a): def out(b): return a * b return out ``` ```python >>> multiply_by_3 = get_multiplier(3) >>> multiply_by_3(10) 30 ``` * **If multiple nested functions within enclosing function reference the same value, that value gets shared.** * **To dynamically access function's first free variable use `'.__closure__[0].cell_contents'`.** ### Partial ```python from functools import partial = partial( [, , , ...]) ``` ```python >>> import operator as op >>> multiply_by_3 = partial(op.mul, 3) >>> multiply_by_3(10) 30 ``` * **Partial is also useful in cases when function needs to be passed as an argument, because it enables us to set its arguments beforehand.** * **A few examples being: `'defaultdict()'`, `'iter(, to_exclusive)'` and dataclass's `'field(default_factory=)'`.** ### Non-Local **If variable is being assigned to anywhere in the scope, it is regarded as a local variable, unless it is declared as a 'global' or a 'nonlocal'.** ```python def get_counter(): i = 0 def out(): nonlocal i i += 1 return i return out ``` ```python >>> counter = get_counter() >>> counter(), counter(), counter() (1, 2, 3) ``` Decorator --------- **A decorator takes a function, adds some functionality and returns it.** ```python @decorator_name def function_that_gets_passed_to_decorator(): ... ``` ### Debugger Example **Decorator that prints function's name every time it gets called.** ```python from functools import wraps def debug(func): @wraps(func) def out(*args, **kwargs): print(func.__name__) return func(*args, **kwargs) return out @debug def add(x, y): return x + y ``` * **Wraps is a helper decorator that copies the metadata of the passed function (func) to the function it is wrapping (out).** * **Without it `'add.__name__'` would return `'out'`.** ### LRU Cache **Decorator that caches function's return values. All function's arguments must be hashable.** ```python from functools import lru_cache @lru_cache(maxsize=None) def fib(n): return n if n < 2 else fib(n-2) + fib(n-1) ``` * **CPython interpreter limits recursion depth to 1000 by default. To increase it use `'sys.setrecursionlimit()'`.** ### Parametrized Decorator **A decorator that accepts arguments and returns a normal decorator that accepts a function.** ```python from functools import wraps def debug(print_result=False): def decorator(func): @wraps(func) def out(*args, **kwargs): result = func(*args, **kwargs) print(func.__name__, result if print_result else '') return result return out return decorator @debug(print_result=True) def add(x, y): return x + y ``` Class ----- ```python class : def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __repr__(self): class_name = self.__class__.__name__ return f'{class_name}({self.a!r})' def __str__(self): return str(self.a) @classmethod def get_class_name(cls): return cls.__name__ ``` * **Return value of repr() should be unambiguous and of str() readable.** * **If only repr() is defined, it will also be used for str().** #### Str() use cases: ```python print() print(f'{}') raise Exception() loguru.logger.debug() csv.writer().writerow([]) ``` #### Repr() use cases: ```python print([]) print(f'{!r}') >>> loguru.logger.exception() Z = dataclasses.make_dataclass('Z', ['a']); print(Z()) ``` ### Constructor Overloading ```python class : def __init__(self, a=None): self.a = a ``` ### Inheritance ```python class Person: def __init__(self, name, age): self.name = name self.age = age class Employee(Person): def __init__(self, name, age, staff_num): super().__init__(name, age) self.staff_num = staff_num ``` ### Multiple Inheritance ```python class A: pass class B: pass class C(A, B): pass ``` **MRO determines the order in which parent classes are traversed when searching for a method:** ```python >>> C.mro() [, , , ] ``` ### Property **Pythonic way of implementing getters and setters.** ```python class MyClass: @property def a(self): return self._a @a.setter def a(self, value): self._a = value ``` ```python >>> el = MyClass() >>> el.a = 123 >>> el.a 123 ``` ### Dataclass **Decorator that automatically generates init(), repr() and eq() special methods.** ```python from dataclasses import dataclass, field @dataclass(order=False, frozen=False) class : : : = : list/dict/set = field(default_factory=list/dict/set) ``` * **Objects can be made sortable with `'order=True'` and immutable with `'frozen=True'`.** * **For object to be hashable, all attributes must be hashable and frozen must be True.** * **Function field() is needed because `': list = []'` would make a list that is shared among all instances.** * **Default_factory can be any [callable](#callable).** #### Inline: ```python from dataclasses import make_dataclass = make_dataclass('', ) = make_dataclass('', ) = ('', [, ]) ``` ### Slots **Mechanism that restricts objects to attributes listed in 'slots' and significantly reduces their memory footprint.** ```python class MyClassWithSlots: __slots__ = ['a'] def __init__(self): self.a = 1 ``` ### Copy ```python from copy import copy, deepcopy = copy() = deepcopy() ``` Duck Types ---------- **A duck type is an implicit type that prescribes a set of special methods. Any object that has those methods defined is considered a member of that duck type.** ### Comparable * **If eq() method is not overridden, it returns `'id(self) == id(other)'`, which is the same as `'self is other'`.** * **That means all objects compare not equal by default.** * **Only the left side object has eq() method called, unless it returns NotImplemented, in which case the right object is consulted.** ```python class MyComparable: def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __eq__(self, other): if isinstance(other, type(self)): return self.a == other.a return NotImplemented ``` ### Hashable * **Hashable object needs both hash() and eq() methods and its hash value should never change.** * **Hashable objects that compare equal must have the same hash value, meaning default hash() that returns `'id(self)'` will not do.** * **That is why Python automatically makes classes unhashable if you only implement eq().** ```python class MyHashable: def __init__(self, a): self._a = a @property def a(self): return self._a def __eq__(self, other): if isinstance(other, type(self)): return self.a == other.a return NotImplemented def __hash__(self): return hash(self.a) ``` ### Sortable * **With total_ordering decorator, you only need to provide eq() and one of lt(), gt(), le() or ge() special methods.** ```python from functools import total_ordering @total_ordering class MySortable: def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __eq__(self, other): if isinstance(other, type(self)): return self.a == other.a return NotImplemented def __lt__(self, other): if isinstance(other, type(self)): return self.a < other.a return NotImplemented ``` ### Iterator * **Any object that has methods next() and iter() is an iterator.** * **Next() should return next item or raise StopIteration.** * **Iter() should return 'self'.** ```python class Counter: def __init__(self): self.i = 0 def __next__(self): self.i += 1 return self.i def __iter__(self): return self ``` ```python >>> counter = Counter() >>> next(counter), next(counter), next(counter) (1, 2, 3) ``` #### Python has many different iterator objects: * **Iterators returned by the [iter()](#iterator) function, such as list\_iterator and set\_iterator.** * **Objects returned by the [itertools](#itertools) module, such as count, repeat and cycle.** * **Generators returned by the [generator functions](#generator) and [generator expressions](#comprehensions).** * **File objects returned by the [open()](#open) function, etc.** ### Callable * **All functions and classes have a call() method, hence are callable.** * **When this cheatsheet uses `''` as an argument, it actually means `''`.** ```python class Counter: def __init__(self): self.i = 0 def __call__(self): self.i += 1 return self.i ``` ```python >>> counter = Counter() >>> counter(), counter(), counter() (1, 2, 3) ``` ### Context Manager * **Enter() should lock the resources and optionally return an object.** * **Exit() should release the resources.** * **Any exception that happens inside the with block is passed to the exit() method.** * **If it wishes to suppress the exception it must return a true value.** ```python class MyOpen: def __init__(self, filename): self.filename = filename def __enter__(self): self.file = open(self.filename) return self.file def __exit__(self, exc_type, exception, traceback): self.file.close() ``` ```python >>> with open('test.txt', 'w') as file: ... file.write('Hello World!') >>> with MyOpen('test.txt') as file: ... print(file.read()) Hello World! ``` Iterable Duck Types ------------------- ### Iterable * **Only required method is iter(). It should return an iterator of object's items.** * **Contains() automatically works on any object that has iter() defined.** ```python class MyIterable: def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __iter__(self): return iter(self.a) def __contains__(self, el): return el in self.a ``` ```python >>> obj = MyIterable([1, 2, 3]) >>> [el for el in obj] [1, 2, 3] >>> 1 in obj True ``` ### Collection * **Only required methods are iter() and len().** * **This cheatsheet actually means `''` when it uses `''`.** * **I chose not to use the name 'iterable' because it sounds scarier and more vague than 'collection'.** ```python class MyCollection: def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __iter__(self): return iter(self.a) def __contains__(self, el): return el in self.a def __len__(self): return len(self.a) ``` ### Sequence * **Only required methods are len() and getitem().** * **Getitem() should return an item at index or raise IndexError.** * **Iter() and contains() automatically work on any object that has getitem() defined.** * **Reversed() automatically works on any object that has getitem() and len() defined.** ```python class MySequence: def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __iter__(self): return iter(self.a) def __contains__(self, el): return el in self.a def __len__(self): return len(self.a) def __getitem__(self, i): return self.a[i] def __reversed__(self): return reversed(self.a) ``` ### ABC Sequence * **It's a richer interface than the basic sequence.** * **Extending it generates iter(), contains(), reversed(), index() and count().** * **Unlike `'abc.Iterable'` and `'abc.Collection'`, it is not a duck type. That is why `'issubclass(MySequence, abc.Sequence)'` would return False even if MySequence had all the methods defined.** ```python from collections import abc class MyAbcSequence(abc.Sequence): def __init__(self, a): self.a = a def __len__(self): return len(self.a) def __getitem__(self, i): return self.a[i] ``` #### Table of required and automatically available special methods: ```text +------------+------------+------------+------------+--------------+ | | Iterable | Collection | Sequence | abc.Sequence | +------------+------------+------------+------------+--------------+ | iter() | REQ | REQ | Yes | Yes | | contains() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | len() | | REQ | REQ | REQ | | getitem() | | | REQ | REQ | | reversed() | | | Yes | Yes | | index() | | | | Yes | | count() | | | | Yes | +------------+------------+------------+------------+--------------+ ``` * **Other ABCs that generate missing methods are: MutableSequence, Set, MutableSet, Mapping and MutableMapping.** * **Names of their required methods are stored in `'.__abstractmethods__'`.** Enum ---- ```python from enum import Enum, auto class (Enum): = = , = auto() ``` * **If there are no numeric values before auto(), it returns 1.** * **Otherwise it returns an increment of the last numeric value.** ```python = . # Returns a member. = [''] # Returns a member or raises KeyError. = () # Returns a member or raises ValueError. = .name # Returns member's name. = .value # Returns member's value. ``` ```python list_of_members = list() member_names = [a.name for a in ] member_values = [a.value for a in ] random_member = random.choice(list()) ``` ```python def get_next_member(member): members = list(member.__class__) index = (members.index(member) + 1) % len(members) return members[index] ``` ### Inline ```python Cutlery = Enum('Cutlery', 'fork knife spoon') Cutlery = Enum('Cutlery', ['fork', 'knife', 'spoon']) Cutlery = Enum('Cutlery', {'fork': 1, 'knife': 2, 'spoon': 3}) ``` #### User-defined functions cannot be values, so they must be wrapped: ```python from functools import partial LogicOp = Enum('LogicOp', {'AND': partial(lambda l, r: l and r), 'OR' : partial(lambda l, r: l or r)}) ``` * **Another solution in this particular case is to use built-in functions and\_() and or\_() from the module [operator](#operator).** Exceptions ---------- ### Basic Example ```python try: except : ``` ### Complex Example ```python try: except : except : else: finally: ``` * **Code inside the `'else'` block will only be executed if `'try'` block had no exception.** * **Code inside the `'finally'` block will always be executed.** ### Catching Exceptions ```python except : except as : except (, [...]): except (, [...]) as : ``` * **Also catches subclasses of the exception.** * **Use `'traceback.print_exc()'` to print the error message to stderr.** * **Use `'print()'` to print just the cause of the exception (its arguments).** ### Raising Exceptions ```python raise raise () raise ( [, ...]) ``` #### Re-raising caught exception: ```python except as : ... raise ``` ### Exception Object ```python arguments = .args exc_type = .__class__ filename = .__traceback__.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename func_name = .__traceback__.tb_frame.f_code.co_name line = linecache.getline(filename, .__traceback__.tb_lineno) error_msg = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, , .__traceback__)) ``` ### Built-in Exceptions ```text BaseException +-- SystemExit # Raised by the sys.exit() function. +-- KeyboardInterrupt # Raised when the user hits the interrupt key (ctrl-c). +-- Exception # User-defined exceptions should be derived from this class. +-- ArithmeticError # Base class for arithmetic errors. | +-- ZeroDivisionError # Raised when dividing by zero. +-- AttributeError # Raised when an attribute is missing. +-- EOFError # Raised by input() when it hits end-of-file condition. +-- LookupError # Raised when a look-up on a collection fails. | +-- IndexError # Raised when a sequence index is out of range. | +-- KeyError # Raised when a dictionary key or set element is not found. +-- NameError # Raised when a variable name is not found. +-- OSError # Errors such as “file not found” or “disk full” (see Open). | +-- FileNotFoundError # When a file or directory is requested but doesn't exist. +-- RuntimeError # Raised by errors that don't fall into other categories. | +-- RecursionError # Raised when the maximum recursion depth is exceeded. +-- StopIteration # Raised by next() when run on an empty iterator. +-- TypeError # Raised when an argument is of wrong type. +-- ValueError # When an argument is of right type but inappropriate value. +-- UnicodeError # Raised when encoding/decoding strings to/from bytes fails. ``` #### Collections and their exceptions: ```text +-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | | list | dict | set | +-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | getitem() | IndexError | KeyError | | | pop() | IndexError | KeyError | KeyError | | remove() | ValueError | | KeyError | | index() | ValueError | | | +-----------+------------+------------+------------+ ``` #### Useful built-in exceptions: ```python raise TypeError('Argument is of wrong type!') raise ValueError('Argument is of right type but inappropriate value!') raise RuntimeError('None of above!') ``` ### User-defined Exceptions ```python class MyError(Exception): pass class MyInputError(MyError): pass ``` Exit ---- **Exits the interpreter by raising SystemExit exception.** ```python import sys sys.exit() # Exits with exit code 0 (success). sys.exit() # Prints to stderr and exits with 1. sys.exit() # Exits with passed exit code. ``` Print ----- ```python print(, ..., sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False) ``` * **Use `'file=sys.stderr'` for messages about errors.** * **Use `'flush=True'` to forcibly flush the stream.** ### Pretty Print ```python from pprint import pprint pprint(, width=80, depth=None, compact=False, sort_dicts=True) ``` * **Levels deeper than 'depth' get replaced by '...'.** Input ----- **Reads a line from user input or pipe if present.** ```python = input(prompt=None) ``` * **Trailing newline gets stripped.** * **Prompt string is printed to the standard output before reading input.** * **Raises EOFError when user hits EOF (ctrl-d/z) or input stream gets exhausted.** Command Line Arguments ---------------------- ```python import sys script_name = sys.argv[0] arguments = sys.argv[1:] ``` ### Argument Parser ```python from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType p = ArgumentParser(description=) p.add_argument('-', '--', action='store_true') # Flag p.add_argument('-', '--', type=) # Option p.add_argument('', type=, nargs=1) # First argument p.add_argument('', type=, nargs='+') # Remaining arguments p.add_argument('', type=, nargs='*') # Optional arguments args = p.parse_args() # Exits on error. value = args. ``` * **Use `'help='` to set argument description.** * **Use `'default='` to set the default value.** * **Use `'type=FileType()'` for files.** Open ---- **Opens the file and returns a corresponding file object.** ```python = open(, mode='r', encoding=None, newline=None) ``` * **`'encoding=None'` means that the default encoding is used, which is platform dependent. Best practice is to use `'encoding="utf-8"'` whenever possible.** * **`'newline=None'` means all different end of line combinations are converted to '\n' on read, while on write all '\n' characters are converted to system's default line separator.** * **`'newline=""'` means no conversions take place, but input is still broken into chunks by readline() and readlines() on either '\n', '\r' or '\r\n'.** ### Modes * **`'r'` - Read (default).** * **`'w'` - Write (truncate).** * **`'x'` - Write or fail if the file already exists.** * **`'a'` - Append.** * **`'w+'` - Read and write (truncate).** * **`'r+'` - Read and write from the start.** * **`'a+'` - Read and write from the end.** * **`'t'` - Text mode (default).** * **`'b'` - Binary mode.** ### Exceptions * **`'FileNotFoundError'` can be raised when reading with `'r'` or `'r+'`.** * **`'FileExistsError'` can be raised when writing with `'x'`.** * **`'IsADirectoryError'` and `'PermissionError'` can be raised by any.** * **`'OSError'` is the parent class of all listed exceptions.** ### File Object ```python .seek(0) # Moves to the start of the file. .seek(offset) # Moves 'offset' chars/bytes from the start. .seek(0, 2) # Moves to the end of the file. .seek(±offset, ) # Anchor: 0 start, 1 current position, 2 end. ``` ```python = .read(size=-1) # Reads 'size' chars/bytes or until EOF. = .readline() # Returns a line or empty string/bytes on EOF. = .readlines() # Returns a list of remaining lines. = next() # Returns a line using buffer. Do not mix. ``` ```python .write() # Writes a string or bytes object. .writelines() # Writes a coll. of strings or bytes objects. .flush() # Flushes write buffer. ``` * **Methods do not add or strip trailing newlines, even writelines().** ### Read Text from File ```python def read_file(filename): with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as file: return file.readlines() ``` ### Write Text to File ```python def write_to_file(filename, text): with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file: file.write(text) ``` Path ---- ```python from os import getcwd, path, listdir from glob import glob ``` ```python = getcwd() # Returns the current working directory. = path.join(, ...) # Joins two or more pathname components. = path.abspath() # Returns absolute path. ``` ```python = path.basename() # Returns final component of the path. = path.dirname() # Returns path without the final component. = path.splitext() # Splits on last period of the final component. ``` ```python = listdir(path='.') # Returns filenames located at path. = glob('') # Returns paths matching the wildcard pattern. ``` ```python = path.exists() # Or: .exists() = path.isfile() # Or: .is_file() = path.isdir() # Or: .is_dir() ``` ### DirEntry **Using scandir() instead of listdir() can significantly increase the performance of code that also needs file type information.** ```python from os import scandir ``` ```python = scandir(path='.') # Returns DirEntry objects located at path. = .path # Returns whole path as a string. = .name # Returns final component as a string. = open() # Opens the file and returns file object. ``` ### Path Object ```python from pathlib import Path ``` ```python = Path( [, ...]) # Accepts strings, Paths and DirEntry objects. = / [/ ...] # One of the paths must be a Path object. ``` ```python = Path() # Returns relative cwd. Also Path('.'). = Path.cwd() # Returns absolute cwd. Also Path().resolve(). = Path.home() # Returns user's home directory. = Path(__file__).resolve() # Returns script's path if cwd wasn't changed. ``` ```python = .parent # Returns Path without final component. = .name # Returns final component as a string. = .stem # Returns final component without extension. = .suffix # Returns final component's extension. = .parts # Returns all components as strings. ``` ```python = .iterdir() # Returns dir contents as Path objects. = .glob('') # Returns Paths matching the wildcard pattern. ``` ```python = str() # Returns path as a string. = open() # Opens the file and returns file object. ``` OS Commands ----------- ### Files and Directories * **Paths can be either strings, Paths or DirEntry objects.** * **Functions report OS related errors by raising either OSError or one of its [subclasses](#exceptions-1).** ```python import os, shutil ``` ```python os.chdir() # Changes the current working directory. os.mkdir(, mode=0o777) # Creates a directory. Mode is in octal. ``` ```python shutil.copy(from, to) # Copies the file. 'to' can exist or be a dir. shutil.copytree(from, to) # Copies the directory. 'to' must not exist. ``` ```python os.rename(from, to) # Renames/moves the file or directory. os.replace(from, to) # Same, but overwrites 'to' if it exists. ``` ```python os.remove() # Deletes the file. os.rmdir() # Deletes the empty directory. shutil.rmtree() # Deletes the directory. ``` ### Shell Commands ```python import os = os.popen('').read() ``` #### Sends '1 + 1' to the basic calculator and captures its output: ```python >>> from subprocess import run >>> run('bc', input='1 + 1\n', capture_output=True, encoding='utf-8') CompletedProcess(args='bc', returncode=0, stdout='2\n', stderr='') ``` #### Sends test.in to the basic calculator running in standard mode and saves its output to test.out: ```python >>> from shlex import split >>> os.popen('echo 1 + 1 > test.in') >>> run(split('bc -s'), stdin=open('test.in'), stdout=open('test.out', 'w')) CompletedProcess(args=['bc', '-s'], returncode=0) >>> open('test.out').read() '2\n' ``` JSON ---- **Text file format for storing collections of strings and numbers.** ```python import json = json.dumps(, ensure_ascii=True, indent=None) = json.loads() ``` ### Read Object from JSON File ```python def read_json_file(filename): with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as file: return json.load(file) ``` ### Write Object to JSON File ```python def write_to_json_file(filename, an_object): with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file: json.dump(an_object, file, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) ``` Pickle ------ **Binary file format for storing objects.** ```python import pickle = pickle.dumps() = pickle.loads() ``` ### Read Object from File ```python def read_pickle_file(filename): with open(filename, 'rb') as file: return pickle.load(file) ``` ### Write Object to File ```python def write_to_pickle_file(filename, an_object): with open(filename, 'wb') as file: pickle.dump(an_object, file) ``` CSV --- **Text file format for storing spreadsheets.** ```python import csv ``` ### Read ```python = csv.reader() # Also: `dialect='excel', delimiter=','`. = next() # Returns next row as a list of strings. = list() # Returns list of remaining rows. ``` * **File must be opened with `'newline=""'` argument, or newlines embedded inside quoted fields will not be interpreted correctly!** ### Write ```python = csv.writer() # Also: `dialect='excel', delimiter=','`. .writerow() # Encodes objects using `str()`. .writerows() # Appends multiple rows. ``` * **File must be opened with `'newline=""'` argument, or '\r' will be added in front of every '\n' on platforms that use '\r\n' line endings!** ### Parameters * **`'dialect'` - Master parameter that sets the default values.** * **`'delimiter'` - A one-character string used to separate fields.** * **`'quotechar'` - Character for quoting fields that contain special characters.** * **`'doublequote'` - Whether quotechars inside fields get doubled or escaped.** * **`'skipinitialspace'` - Whether whitespace after delimiter gets stripped.** * **`'lineterminator'` - Specifies how writer terminates rows.** * **`'quoting'` - Controls the amount of quoting: 0 - as necessary, 1 - all.** * **`'escapechar'` - Character for escaping 'quotechar' if 'doublequote' is False.** ### Dialects ```text +------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | | excel | excel-tab | unix | +------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ | delimiter | ',' | '\t' | ',' | | quotechar | '"' | '"' | '"' | | doublequote | True | True | True | | skipinitialspace | False | False | False | | lineterminator | '\r\n' | '\r\n' | '\n' | | quoting | 0 | 0 | 1 | | escapechar | None | None | None | +------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ ``` ### Read Rows from CSV File ```python def read_csv_file(filename): with open(filename, encoding='utf-8', newline='') as file: return list(csv.reader(file)) ``` ### Write Rows to CSV File ```python def write_to_csv_file(filename, rows): with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8', newline='') as file: writer = csv.writer(file) writer.writerows(rows) ``` SQLite ------ **Server-less database engine that stores each database into a separate file.** ### Connect **Opens a connection to the database file. Creates a new file if path doesn't exist.** ```python import sqlite3 = sqlite3.connect() # Also ':memory:'. .close() # Closes the connection. ``` ### Read **Returned values can be of type str, int, float, bytes or None.** ```python = .execute('') # Can raise a subclass of sqlite3.Error. = .fetchone() # Returns next row. Also next(). = .fetchall() # Returns remaining rows. Also list(). ``` ### Write ```python .execute('') .commit() ``` #### Or: ```python with : .execute('') ``` ### Placeholders * **Passed values can be of type str, int, float, bytes, None, bool, datetime.date or datetime.datetme.** * **Bools will be stored and returned as ints and dates as [ISO formatted strings](#encode).** ```python .execute('', ) # Replaces '?'s in query with values. .execute('', ) # Replaces ':'s with values. .executemany('', ) # Runs execute() multiple times. ``` ### Example **In this example values are not actually saved because `'con.commit()'` is omitted!** ```python >>> con = sqlite3.connect('test.db') >>> con.execute('create table person (person_id integer primary key, name, height)') >>> con.execute('insert into person values (null, ?, ?)', ('Jean-Luc', 187)).lastrowid 1 >>> con.execute('select * from person').fetchall() [(1, 'Jean-Luc', 187)] ``` ### MySQL **Has a very similar interface, with differences listed below.** ```python # $ pip3 install mysql-connector from mysql import connector = connector.connect(host=, …) # `user=, password=, database=`. = .cursor() # Only cursor has execute method. .execute('') # Can raise a subclass of connector.Error. .execute('', ) # Replaces '%s's in query with values. .execute('', ) # Replaces '%()s's with values. ``` Bytes ----- **Bytes object is an immutable sequence of single bytes. Mutable version is called bytearray.** ```python = b'' # Only accepts ASCII characters and \x00 - \xff. = [] # Returns int in range from 0 to 255. = [] # Returns bytes even if it has only one element. = .join() # Joins elements using bytes object as separator. ``` ### Encode ```python = bytes() # Ints must be in range from 0 to 255. = bytes(, 'utf-8') # Or: .encode('utf-8') = .to_bytes(n_bytes, …) # `byteorder='big/little', signed=False`. = bytes.fromhex('') # Hex pairs can be separated by spaces. ``` ### Decode ```python = list() # Returns ints in range from 0 to 255. = str(, 'utf-8') # Or: .decode('utf-8') = int.from_bytes(, …) # `byteorder='big/little', signed=False`. '' = .hex() # Returns a string of hexadecimal pairs. ``` ### Read Bytes from File ```python def read_bytes(filename): with open(filename, 'rb') as file: return file.read() ``` ### Write Bytes to File ```python def write_bytes(filename, bytes_obj): with open(filename, 'wb') as file: file.write(bytes_obj) ``` Struct ------ * **Module that performs conversions between a sequence of numbers and a bytes object.** * **Machine’s native type sizes and byte order are used by default.** ```python from struct import pack, unpack, iter_unpack = pack('', [, , ...]) = unpack('', ) = iter_unpack('', ) ``` ### Example ```python >>> pack('>hhl', 1, 2, 3) b'\x00\x01\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x03' >>> unpack('>hhl', b'\x00\x01\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x03') (1, 2, 3) ``` ### Format #### For standard type sizes start format string with: * **`'='` - native byte order (usually little-endian)** * **`'<'` - little-endian** * **`'>'` - big-endian (also `'!'`)** #### Integer types. Use a capital letter for unsigned type. Minimum and standard sizes are in brackets: * **`'x'` - pad byte** * **`'b'` - char (1/1)** * **`'h'` - short (2/2)** * **`'i'` - int (2/4)** * **`'l'` - long (4/4)** * **`'q'` - long long (8/8)** #### Floating point types: * **`'f'` - float (4/4)** * **`'d'` - double (8/8)** Array ----- **List that can only hold numbers of a predefined type. Available types and their minimum sizes in bytes are listed above. Sizes and byte order are always determined by the system.** ```python from array import array = array('', ) # Array from collection of numbers. = array('', ) # Array from bytes object. = array('', ) # Treats array as a sequence of numbers. = bytes() # Or: .tobytes() ``` Memory View ----------- * **A sequence object that points to the memory of another object.** * **Each element can reference a single or multiple consecutive bytes, depending on format.** * **Order and number of elements can be changed with slicing.** ```python = memoryview() # Immutable if bytes, else mutable. = [] # Returns an int or a float. = [] # Mview with rearranged elements. = .cast('') # Casts memoryview to the new format. .release() # Releases the object's memory buffer. ``` ### Decode ```python .write() # Writes mview to the binary file. = bytes() # Creates a new bytes object. = .join() # Joins mviews using bytes object as sep. = array('', ) # Treats mview as a sequence of numbers. ``` ```python = list() # Returns list of ints or floats. = str(, 'utf-8') # Treats mview as a bytes object. = int.from_bytes(, …) # `byteorder='big/little', signed=False`. '' = .hex() # Treats mview as a bytes object. ``` Deque ----- **A thread-safe list with efficient appends and pops from either side. Pronounced "deck".** ```python from collections import deque = deque(, maxlen=None) ``` ```python .appendleft() # Opposite element is dropped if full. .extendleft() # Collection gets reversed. = .popleft() # Raises IndexError if empty. .rotate(n=1) # Rotates elements to the right. ``` Threading --------- * **CPython interpreter can only run a single thread at a time.** * **That is why using multiple threads won't result in a faster execution, unless at least one of the threads contains an I/O operation.** ```python from threading import Thread, RLock, Semaphore, Event, Barrier ``` ### Thread ```python = Thread(target=) # Use `args=` to set arguments. .start() # Starts the thread. = .is_alive() # Checks if thread has finished executing. .join() # Waits for thread to finish. ``` * **Use `'kwargs='` to pass keyword arguments to the function.** * **Use `'daemon=True'`, or the program will not be able to exit while the thread is alive.** ### Lock ```python = RLock() .acquire() # Waits for lock to be available. .release() # Makes the lock available again. ``` #### Or: ```python lock = RLock() with lock: ... ``` ### Semaphore, Event, Barrier ```python = Semaphore(value=1) # Lock that can be acquired 'value' times. = Event() # Method wait() blocks until set() is called. = Barrier(n_times) # Method wait() blocks until it's called 'n_times'. ``` ### Thread Pool Executor ```python from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=None) as executor: # Does not exit until done. = executor.map(lambda x: x + 1, range(3)) # (1, 2, 3) = executor.map(lambda x, y: x + y, 'abc', '123') # ('a1', 'b2', 'c3') = executor.submit( [, , ...]) # Also visible outside block. ``` #### Future: ```python = .done() # Checks if thread has finished executing. = .result() # Waits for thread to finish and returns result. ``` ### Queue **A thread-safe FIFO queue. For LIFO queue use LifoQueue.** ```python from queue import Queue = Queue(maxsize=0) ``` ```python .put() # Blocks until queue stops being full. .put_nowait() # Raises queue.Full exception if full. = .get() # Blocks until queue stops being empty. = .get_nowait() # Raises queue.Empty exception if empty. ``` Operator -------- **Module of functions that provide the functionality of operators.** ```python from operator import add, sub, mul, truediv, floordiv, mod, pow, neg, abs from operator import eq, ne, lt, le, gt, ge from operator import and_, or_, not_ from operator import itemgetter, attrgetter, methodcaller ``` ```python import operator as op elementwise_sum = map(op.add, list_a, list_b) sorted_by_second = sorted(, key=op.itemgetter(1)) sorted_by_both = sorted(, key=op.itemgetter(1, 0)) product_of_elems = functools.reduce(op.mul, ) LogicOp = enum.Enum('LogicOp', {'AND': op.and_, 'OR' : op.or_}) last_el = op.methodcaller('pop')() ``` Introspection ------------- **Inspecting code at runtime.** ### Variables ```python = dir() # Names of local variables (incl. functions). = vars() # Dict of local variables. Also locals(). = globals() # Dict of global variables. ``` ### Attributes ```python = dir() # Names of object's attributes (incl. methods). = vars() # Dict of object's fields. Also .__dict__. = hasattr(, '') # Checks if getattr() raises an error. value = getattr(, '') # Raises AttributeError if attribute is missing. setattr(, '', value) # Only works on objects with __dict__ attribute. delattr(, '') # Equivalent to `del .`. ``` ### Parameters ```python from inspect import signature = signature() no_of_params = len(.parameters) param_names = list(.parameters.keys()) param_kinds = [a.kind for a in .parameters.values()] ``` Metaprograming -------------- **Code that generates code.** ### Type **Type is the root class. If only passed an object it returns its type (class). Otherwise it creates a new class.** ```python = type('', , ) ``` ```python >>> Z = type('Z', (), {'a': 'abcde', 'b': 12345}) >>> z = Z() ``` ### Meta Class **A class that creates classes.** ```python def my_meta_class(name, parents, attrs): attrs['a'] = 'abcde' return type(name, parents, attrs) ``` #### Or: ```python class MyMetaClass(type): def __new__(cls, name, parents, attrs): attrs['a'] = 'abcde' return type.__new__(cls, name, parents, attrs) ``` * **New() is a class method that gets called before init(). If it returns an instance of its class, then that instance gets passed to init() as a 'self' argument.** * **It receives the same arguments as init(), except for the first one that specifies the desired type of the returned instance (MyMetaClass in our case).** * **Like in our case, new() can also be called directly, usually from a new() method of a child class (**`def __new__(cls): return super().__new__(cls)`**).** * **The only difference between the examples above is that my\_meta\_class() returns a class of type type, while MyMetaClass() returns a class of type MyMetaClass.** ### Metaclass Attribute **Right before a class is created it checks if it has the 'metaclass' attribute defined. If not, it recursively checks if any of his parents has it defined and eventually comes to type().** ```python class MyClass(metaclass=MyMetaClass): b = 12345 ``` ```python >>> MyClass.a, MyClass.b ('abcde', 12345) ``` ### Type Diagram ```python type(MyClass) == MyMetaClass # MyClass is an instance of MyMetaClass. type(MyMetaClass) == type # MyMetaClass is an instance of type. ``` ```text +-------------+-------------+ | Classes | Metaclasses | +-------------+-------------| | MyClass --> MyMetaClass | | | v | | object -----> type <+ | | | ^ +--+ | | str ----------+ | +-------------+-------------+ ``` ### Inheritance Diagram ```python MyClass.__base__ == object # MyClass is a subclass of object. MyMetaClass.__base__ == type # MyMetaClass is a subclass of type. ``` ```text +-------------+-------------+ | Classes | Metaclasses | +-------------+-------------| | MyClass | MyMetaClass | | v | v | | object <----- type | | ^ | | | str | | +-------------+-------------+ ``` Eval ---- ```python >>> from ast import literal_eval >>> literal_eval('1 + 2') 3 >>> literal_eval('[1, 2, 3]') [1, 2, 3] >>> literal_eval('abs(1)') ValueError: malformed node or string ``` Coroutines ---------- * **Coroutines have a lot in common with threads, but unlike threads, they only give up control when they call another coroutine and they don’t use as much memory.** * **Coroutine definition starts with `'async'` and its call with `'await'`.** * **`'asyncio.run()'` is the main entry point for asynchronous programs.** * **Functions wait(), gather() and as_completed() can be used when multiple coroutines need to be started at the same time.** * **Asyncio module also provides its own [Queue](#queue), [Event](#semaphore-event-barrier), [Lock](#lock) and [Semaphore](#semaphore-event-barrier) classes.** #### Runs a terminal game where you control an asterisk that must avoid numbers: ```python import asyncio, collections, curses, enum, random P = collections.namedtuple('P', 'x y') # Position D = enum.Enum('D', 'n e s w') # Direction def main(screen): curses.curs_set(0) # Makes cursor invisible. screen.nodelay(True) # Makes getch() non-blocking. asyncio.run(main_coroutine(screen)) # Starts running asyncio code. async def main_coroutine(screen): state = {'*': P(0, 0), **{id_: P(30, 10) for id_ in range(10)}} moves = asyncio.Queue() coros = (*(random_controller(id_, moves) for id_ in range(10)), human_controller(screen, moves), model(moves, state, *screen.getmaxyx()), view(state, screen)) await asyncio.wait(coros, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED) async def random_controller(id_, moves): while True: moves.put_nowait((id_, random.choice(list(D)))) await asyncio.sleep(random.random() / 2) async def human_controller(screen, moves): while True: ch = screen.getch() key_mappings = {259: D.n, 261: D.e, 258: D.s, 260: D.w} if ch in key_mappings: moves.put_nowait(('*', key_mappings[ch])) await asyncio.sleep(0.01) async def model(moves, state, height, width): while state['*'] not in {p for id_, p in state.items() if id_ != '*'}: id_, d = await moves.get() p = state[id_] deltas = {D.n: P(0, -1), D.e: P(1, 0), D.s: P(0, 1), D.w: P(-1, 0)} new_p = P(p.x + deltas[d].x, p.y + deltas[d].y) if 0 <= new_p.x < width-1 and 0 <= new_p.y < height: state[id_] = new_p async def view(state, screen): while True: screen.clear() for id_, p in state.items(): screen.addstr(p.y, p.x, str(id_)) await asyncio.sleep(0.01) curses.wrapper(main) ```
Libraries ========= Progress Bar ------------ ```python # $ pip3 install tqdm >>> from tqdm import tqdm >>> from time import sleep >>> for el in tqdm([1, 2, 3], desc='Processing'): ... sleep(1) Processing: 100%|██████████████████| 3/3 [00:03<00:00, 1.00s/it] ``` Plot ---- ```python # $ pip3 install matplotlib from matplotlib import pyplot pyplot.plot( [, label=]) pyplot.plot(, ) pyplot.legend() # Adds a legend. pyplot.savefig() # Saves the figure. pyplot.show() # Displays the figure. pyplot.clf() # Clears the figure. ``` Table ----- #### Prints a CSV file as an ASCII table: ```python # $ pip3 install tabulate import csv, tabulate with open('test.csv', encoding='utf-8', newline='') as file: rows = csv.reader(file) header = [a.title() for a in next(rows)] table = tabulate.tabulate(rows, header) print(table) ``` Curses ------ #### Clears the terminal, prints a message and waits for the ESC key press: ```python from curses import wrapper, curs_set, ascii from curses import KEY_UP, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_DOWN, KEY_LEFT def main(): wrapper(draw) def draw(screen): curs_set(0) # Makes cursor invisible. screen.nodelay(True) # Makes getch() non-blocking. screen.clear() screen.addstr(0, 0, 'Press ESC to quit.') # Coordinates are y, x. while screen.getch() != ascii.ESC: pass def get_border(screen): from collections import namedtuple P = namedtuple('P', 'x y') height, width = screen.getmaxyx() return P(width-1, height-1) if __name__ == '__main__': main() ``` Logging ------- ```python # $ pip3 install loguru from loguru import logger ``` ```python logger.add('debug_{time}.log', colorize=True) # Connects a log file. logger.add('error_{time}.log', level='ERROR') # Another file for errors or higher. logger.('A logging message.') ``` * **Levels: `'debug'`, `'info'`, `'success'`, `'warning'`, `'error'`, `'critical'`.** ### Exceptions **Exception description, stack trace and values of variables are appended automatically.** ```python try: ... except : logger.exception('An error happened.') ``` ### Rotation **Argument that sets a condition when a new log file is created.** ```python rotation=||| ``` * **`''` - Max file size in bytes.** * **`''` - Max age of a file.** * **`'