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23 Cards in this Set
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Active Namespace
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Collection of all global variables and functions defined in the primary module
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Assert Statement
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assert <boolean-expression>, <string-expression>
Crashes if boolean is not true |
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Assignment Statement
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Assigns a value to a variable
Creates a new variable if the assigned doesn't exist |
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Attribute
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Variables stored inside and object
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Call Frame
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Formal representation of a function. Contains the name of the function as well as parameters and local variables
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Call stack
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All call frames of the currently executing function calls. Most recently called are on the bottom of the stack. Finished function calls are removed from the stack
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Class
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Any type not built into python
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Conditional statment
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Uses if, elif, else
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Constructor
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A function that creates a mutable object
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Expression
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Code that produces a value
e.g. : 1, 'Hello' |
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Function
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Parameterized sequence of statements whose execution performs some task.
Should be followed by a docstring |
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Fruitful Function
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A function that returns a value
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Function call
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Invocation of a function with arguments
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Global Space
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Area of memory that stores the active namespace. Values in global space remain until python is closed
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Heap Space
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Area of memory that stores mutable objects. Cannot be directly accessed. Objects remain until erased or closed
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Method
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Functions stored inside of an object
e.g. : find(s1) is a String method |
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Namespace
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Collection of all global variables and functions inside of a module.
e.g. : math.pi and math.cos(0) are part of math's name space |
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Object
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A value whose type is a class
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Procedure
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Function that does not return a value
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Scope
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The set of places in which a variable can be referenced
i.e. a global variable can be referenced in a function, but a local function variable cannot be referenced globally |
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Try-Except
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Executes everything under try. If error, except statement runs
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Variable
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A named box that can contain a value
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Parameter
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A variable in the parentheses of a function header
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