Python 101

~ Some basics about python ~

Let's check out some python idioms:

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How to print without automatically append a newline character? You can add a comma after the last object:

print 'Output with no newline', 

String comparison uses the same operators as numeric comparison: The standard comparisons (<, <=, >, >=, ==, !=) apply to strings.

How to iterate through pythonic dictionary?

dictionary = {'1': 'one', '2': 'two', '3': 'three'}

for key in dictionary.iterkeys():

     print key, dictionary[key]

dictionary = {'1': 'one', '2': 'two', '3': 'three'}
for key, value in dictionary.items():
     print key, value