Supercharged Python: Take Your Code to the Next Level, First Edition

E. Statement Reference

This appendix covers a number of basic syntax issues in the Python language, except for operators, important methods, and built-in functions, each of which is covered elsewhere. The contents covered here include

• Variables and assignments

• Spacing issues in Python

• Alphabetical statement reference

Variables and Assignments

There are no data declarations in Python, not even for non-simple types such as multidimensional lists. Classes and functions are defined at run time, but otherwise, objects such as lists, sets, and dictionaries must be built rather than declared.

Variables are created by assignments. They can also be created by for loops. Within function definitions, arguments create variables with local scope. But ...