Computer science

Computer languages
• To communicate with computers, we need some languages.

There are mainly three different languages with the help of which we can develop computer programs.
And they are:

• Machine-Level language
• Assembly-Level Language and
• High-Level Language

Variables
Variables are containers for storing data values.

In a program, the data is stored in 2 ways – Either the data is already stored in the program, or the data
comes from the user. The data is stored in both ways. The program stores this data in the form of
Variables. Every variable has its own data type, a name, and a value assigned to it. The value of that
variable might change as time goes by, and hence the name Variable.

We will study python so there are some examples of the variable from it:

x=5 → integer

y = "John" → String

• You can get the data type of a variable with the type() function.

print(type(x))

print(type(y))

• Variable names are case-sensitive.

a=4

A = "Sally"

(A) and (a) aren’t the same variable.

 • A variable can have a short name (like x and y) or a more descriptive name (age, carname,
total_volume). Rules for Python variables:

1. A variable name must start with a letter or the underscore character

2. A variable name cannot start with a number
3. A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric characters and underscores (A-z, 0-9, and _ )
4. Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age, and AGE are three different variables)
5. A variable name cannot be any of the Python keywords.

Data types
In programming, a data type specifies which type of value a variable has and what type of mathematical,
relational, or logical operations can be applied to it without causing an error.

Text Type:

x = "Hello World"

Numeric Types:
integer x = 20

decimal y = 20.5

Boolean Type:

x = True

Input and output

Sometimes a developer might want to take user input at some point in the program. To do this Python
provides an input() function.

Syntax:

input('prompt')

where prompt is an optional string that is displayed on the string at the time of taking input.

Example 1: Python get user input with a message

 # Taking input from the user

name = input("Enter your name: ")

# Output

print("Hello, " + name)

print(type(name))

Output:

Enter your name: GFG

Hello, GFG

<class 'str'>

Python Operators
Operators are used to perform operations on variables and values.

In the example below, we use the + operator to add together two values:

print(10 + 5)

Python divides the operators in the following groups:

Arithmetic operators

Assignment operators

Comparison operators

Logical operators

Identity operators

Membership operators

Bitwise operators
 ➢ Python Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are used with numeric values to perform common mathematical operations:

Operator Name Example

+ Addition x+y
- Subtraction x-y
* Multiplication x*y
/ Division x/y
% Modulus x%y
** Exponentiation x ** y
// Floor division x // y

➢ Python Assignment Operators

Assignment operators are used to assign values to variables:

Operator Example Same As

= x=5 x=5
+= x += 3 x=x+3
-= x -= 3 x=x-3
*= x *= 3 x=x*3
/= x /= 3 x=x/3
%= x %= 3 x=x%3
//= x //= 3 x = x // 3
**= x **= 3 x = x ** 3
&= x &= 3 x=x&3
|= x |= 3 x=x|3
^= x ^= 3 x=x^3
>>= x >>= 3 x = x >> 3
<<= x <<= 3 x = x << 3

➢ Python Comparison Operators

Comparison operators are used to compare two values:

Operator Name Example

== Equal x == y
!= Not equal x != y
> Greater than x>y
< Less than x<y
>= Greater than or equal to x >= y
<= Less than or equal to x <= y
 ➢ Python Logical Operators
Logical operators are used to combine conditional statements:

Operator Description Example

and Returns True if both statements are true x < 5 and x < 10
or Returns True if one of the statements is true x < 5 or x < 4
not Reverse the result, returns False if the result is true not(x < 5 and x < 10)

➢ Python Identity Operators

Identity operators are used to compare the objects, not if they are equal, but if they are actually the
same object, with the same memory location:

Operator Description Example

Is Returns True if both variables are the same object x is y
is not Returns True if both variables are not the same object x is not y

➢ Python Membership Operators

Membership operators are used to test if a sequence is presented in an object:

➢ Operator Description Example

in Returns True if a sequence with the specified value is x in y
present in the object
not in Returns True if a sequence with the specified value is x not in y
not present in the object

➢ Python Bitwise Operators

Bitwise operators are used to compare (binary) numbers:

Operator Name Description Example

& AND Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1 x&y
| OR Sets each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1 x|y
^ XOR Sets each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1 x^y
~ NOT Inverts all the bits ~x
<< Zero fill left shift Shift left by pushing zeros in from the right and x << 2
let the leftmost bits fall off
>> Signed right shift Shift right by pushing copies of the leftmost bit in x >> 2
from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off
 Python Conditions and If statements
Python supports the usual logical conditions from mathematics:

Operator Name Example

== Equal x == y
!= Not equal x != y
> Greater than x>y
< Less than x<y
>= Greater than or equal to x >= y
<= Less than or equal to x <= y

These conditions can be used in several ways, most commonly in "if statements" and loops.

An "if statement" is written by using the if keyword.

If statement:

a = 33

b = 200

if b > a:

print("b is greater than a")

In this example we use two variables, a and b, which are used as part of the if statement to test whether
b is greater than a.

As a is 33, and b is 200, we know that 200 is greater than 33, and so we print to screen that "b is greater
than a".
Indentation
Python relies on indentation (whitespace at the beginning of a line) to define scope in the code. Other
programming languages often use curly brackets for this purpose.

If statement, without indentation (will raise an error):

a = 33

b = 200

if b > a:

print("b is greater than a") # you will get an error

Elif
The elif keyword is Python's way of saying "if the previous conditions were not true, then try this
condition".

a = 33

b = 33

if b > a:

print("b is greater than

a")

elif a == b:

print("a and b are equal")

In this example a is equal to b, so the first condition is not true, but the elif condition is true, so we print
to screen that "a and b are equal".
Else
The else keyword catches anything which isn't caught by the preceding conditions.

In this example a is greater than b, so the first condition is not true, also the elif condition is not true, so
we go to the else condition and print to screen that "a is greater than b".
a = 200

b = 33

if b > a:

print("b is greater than a")

elif a == b:

print("a and b are equal")

else:

print("a is greater than b")

You can also have an else without the elif:

Short Hand If
If you have only one statement to execute, you can put it on the same line as the if statement.

One line if statement:

if a > b: print("a is greater than b")

Short Hand If ... Else

If you have only one statement to execute, one for if, and one for else, you can put it all on the same
line:

One line if else statement:

a=2

b = 330

print("A") if a > b else print("B")

This technique is known as Ternary Operators, or Conditional Expressions.

You can also have multiple else statements on the same line:

One line if else statement, with 3 conditions:

a = 330

b = 330

print("A") if a > b else print("=") if a == b else print("B")

And
The and keyword is a logical operator, and is used to combine conditional statements:

Test if a is greater than b, AND if c is greater than a:

a = 200

b = 33

c = 500

if a > b and c > a:

print("Both conditions are True")

Or
The or keyword is a logical operator, and is used to combine conditional statements:

Test if a is greater than b, OR if a is greater than c:

a = 200

b = 33

c = 500

if a > b or a > c:

print("At least one of the conditions is True")

Not
The not keyword is a logical operator, and is used to reverse the result of the conditional statement:

Test if a is NOT greater than b:

a = 33

b = 200

if not a > b:

print("a is NOT greater than b")

Nested If

You can have if statements inside if statements, this is called nested if statements.

x = 41

if x > 10:

print("Above ten,")

if x > 20:

print("and also above 20!")

else:

print("but not above 20.")

The pass Statement

if statements cannot be empty, but if you for some reason have an if statement with no content, put in
the pass statement to avoid getting an error.

a = 33

b = 200

if b > a:

pass
 Python Loops
Python has two primitive loop commands:

1. while loops
2. for loops

The while Loop:

With the while loop we can execute a set of statements as long as a condition is true.

Example (1) Print i as long as i is less than 6

1
_
i=1
2
while i < 6:
→ 3
print(i)
4
i += 1
5

The while loop requires relevant variables to be ready, in this example, we need to define an indexing
variable, i, which we set to 1.

The break Statement

With the break statement, we can stop the loop even if the while condition is true:

Example (2): Exit the loop when i is 3

i=1 1
while i < 6: 2
print(i) 3
→
if i == 3:

break

i += 1
The continue Statement
With the continue statement, we can stop the current iteration, and continue with the next

Example (3): Continue to the next iteration if i is 3

i=0 1

while i < 6: 2

i += 1 4
→
if i == 3: 5

continue 6

print(i)

The else Statement

With the else statement, we can run a block of code once when the condition no longer is true

Example (4): Print a message once the condition is false

1
i=1
2
while i < 6:
3
print(i) →
4
i += 1
5
else:
i is no longer less than 6
print ("i is no longer less than 6")
 For Loops
• A for loop is used for iterating over a sequence (that is either a list, a tuple, a dictionary, a set, or
a string).

• This is less like the for keyword in other programming languages, and works more like an iterator
method as found in other object-orientated programming languages.

• With the for loop we can execute a set of statements, once for each item in a list, tuple, set etc.

Example (5): Print each fruit in a fruit list

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] apple

for x in fruits: banana

→
print(x) cherry

• The for loop does not require an indexing variable to set beforehand.

Looping Through a String

Even strings are iterable objects, they contain a sequence of characters

Example (6): Loop through the letters in the word "banana"

for x in "banana": b
print(x) → a

a
 The break Statement

With the break statement, we can stop the loop before it has looped through all the items

Example (7): Exit the loop when x is "banana"

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] apple

for x in fruits: banana
→
print(x)

if x == "banana":

break

Example (8): Exit the loop when x is "banana”, but this time the break comes before the print

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] apple

for x in fruits:

if x == "banana":
→
break

print(x)

The continue Statement

With the continue statement, we can stop the current iteration of the loop, and continue with the next

Example (9): Do not print banana

fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"] apple

for x in fruits: cherry

if x == "banana":
→
break

print(x)
 The range() Function
To loop through a set of code a specified number of times, we can use the range() function,

The range() function returns a sequence of numbers, starting from 0 by default, and increments by 1 (by
default), and ends at a specified number.

Note that

range(5) is not the values of 0 to 5,

but the values 0 to 4.

• The range() function defaults to 0 as a starting value, however it is possible to specify the
starting value by adding a parameter: range(2, 6), which means values from 2 to 6 (but not
including 6) → 2,3,4,5

• The range() function defaults to increment the sequence by 1, however it is possible to specify
the increment value by adding a third parameter: range(2, 30, 3) → 2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29

Else in For Loop

The else keyword in a for loop specifies a block of code to be executed when the loop is finished

Example (10): Print all numbers from 0 to 5, and print a message when the loop has ended

for x in range(6): 0
print(x) 1
→
else: 2
print("Finally finished!") 3

Finally finished!
 Python Arrays

→ An array is a special variable, which can hold more than one value at a time.
→ Arrays are used to store multiple values in one single variable
Note: Python does not have built-in support for Arrays, but Python Lists can be used instead
If you have a list of items (a list of car names, for example), storing the cars in single variables
could look like this:
car1 = "Ford"
car2 = "Volvo"
car3 = "BMW"

However, what if you want to loop through the cars and find a specific one? And
what if you had not 3 cars, but 300?

The solution is an array!

An array can hold many values under a single name, and you can access the
values by referring to an index number.

Access the Elements of an Array

You refer to an array element by referring to the index number.
Example (11): Get the value of the first array item

cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"] Ford

x = cars[0] →
print(x)

Example (12): Modify the value of the first array item

cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"] ['Toyota', 'Volvo', 'BMW']

cars[0] = "Toyota"
→
print(cars)
 The Length of an Array
Use the len() method to return the length of an array (the number of elements in an array).
Example (13): Return the number of elements in the cars array

cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"] 3

x = len(cars)

print(x) →

Array Methods
Method Description
append() Adds an element at the end of the list
clear() Removes all the elements from the list
copy() Returns a copy of the list
count() Returns the number of elements with the specified value
extend() Add the elements of a list (or any iterable), to the end of the current list
index() Returns the index of the first element with the specified value
insert() Adds an element at the specified position
pop() Removes the element at the specified position
remove() Removes the first item with the specified value
reverse() Reverses the order of the list
sort() Sorts the list

Example (14): Add one more element to the cars array

cars = ["Ford", "Volvo", "BMW"] ['Ford', 'Volvo', 'BMW', 'Honda']

[Link]("Honda")
→
print(cars)
 Python Functions
• A function is a block of code which only runs when it is called.
• You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function.
• A function can return data as a result

Creating and calling a Function

In Python a function is defined using the def keyword

To call a function, use the function name followed by parenthesis

Example (15):

def my_function(): Hello

print("Hello")
→

my_function()

Arguments
Information can be passed into functions as arguments.

Arguments are specified after the function name, inside the parentheses. You can add as many
arguments as you want, just separate them with a comma.

example (16) a function with one argument (fname). When the function is called, we pass along a first
name, which is used inside the function to print the full name

def my_function(fname): Emil Refsnes

print(fname + " Refsnes") Tobias Refsnes

Linus Refsnes
→
my_function("Emil")

my_function("Tobias")

my_function("Linus")
 Parameters vs Arguments
→ The terms parameter and argument can be used for the same thing: information that are passed into
a function.

→ From a function's perspective:

• A parameter is the variable listed inside the parentheses in the function definition.
• An argument is the value that is sent to the function when it is called.

Number of Arguments
By default, a function must be called with the correct number of arguments. Meaning that if your
function expects 2 arguments, you have to call the function with 2 arguments, not more, and not less

Example (17): This function expects 2 arguments, and gets 2 arguments

def my_function(fname, lname): Emil Refsnes

print(fname + " " + lname)

-→

my_function("Emil", "Refsnes")

→ If you try to call the function with 1 or 3 arguments, you will get an error

Arbitrary Arguments, *args

If you do not know how many arguments that will be passed into your function, add a * before the
parameter name in the function definition.

This way the function will receive a tuple of arguments, and can access the items accordingly

Example (18): If the number of arguments is unknown, add a * before the parameter
name
def my_function(*kids): The youngest child is Linus

print("The youngest child is " + kids[2])

→
my_function("Emil", "Tobias", "Linus")
Keyword Arguments
→ You can also send arguments with the key = value syntax.

→ This way the order of the arguments does not matter.

Example (19):

def my_function(child3, child2, child1):

print("The youngest child is " + child3)

my_function(child1 = "Emil", child2 = "Tobias", child3 = "Linus")

The youngest child is Linus

Arbitrary Keyword Arguments, **kwargs

→ If you do not know how many keyword arguments that will be passed into your function, add two
asterisk: ** before the parameter name in the function definition.

→ This way the function will receive a dictionary of arguments, and can access the items accordingly

Example (20):

def my_function(**kid): His last name is Refsnes

print("His last name is " + kid["lname"])

→
my_function(fname = "Tobias", lname = "Refsnes")

Return Values
To let a function return a value, use the return statement

def my_function(x): 15

return 5 * x →

print(my_function(3))
 Classes &Objects
→ Python is an object-oriented programming language.

→ Almost everything in Python is an object, with its properties and methods.

→ A Class is like an object constructor

Create a Class and object

To create a class, use the keyword class

Now we can use the class named MyClass to create objects

Example (21): Create a class named MyClass, with a property named x, Create an object
named p1, and print the value of x

class MyClass:

x=5
5
→
p1 = MyClass()

print(p1.x)

The __init__() Function

→ The examples above are classes and objects in their simplest form, and are not really useful in real life
applications.

→ To understand the meaning of classes we have to understand the built-in __init__() function.

→ All classes have a function called __init__(), which is always executed when the class is being initiated.

→ Use the __init__() function to assign values to object properties, or other operations that are
necessary to do when the object is being created

Example (21): Create a class named Person, use the __init__() function to assign values
for name and age:

class Person: John

def __init__(self, name, age): 36
→
[Link] = name

[Link] = age

p1 = Person("John", 36)

print([Link])
Done By: Ahmed Essam

print([Link])