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Python 基础复习
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Character Format
d, Integer
u Unsigned integer
f Floating point as m.ddddd
e Floating point as m.ddddde+/-xx
E Floating point as m.dddddE+/-xx
g Use %e for exponents less than −4−4 or greater than +5+5, otherwise use %f
c Single character
s String, or any Python data object that can be converted to a string by using the str function.
% Insert a literal % character
Modifier Example Description
number %20d Put the value in a field width of 20
- %-20d Put the value in a field 20 characters wide, left-justified
+ %+20d Put the value in a field 20 characters wide, right-justified
0 %020d Put the value in a field 20 characters wide, fill in with leading zeros.

Built-in Collection Data Types¶

methods used to build data structures

list

Method Name Use Explanation
append alist.append(item) Adds a new item to the end of a list
insert alist.insert(i,item) Inserts an item at the ith position in a list
pop alist.pop() Removes and returns the last item in a list
pop alist.pop(i) Removes and returns the ith item in a list
sort alist.sort() Modifies a list to be sorted
reverse alist.reverse() Modifies a list to be in reverse order
del del alist[i] Deletes the item in the ith position
index alist.index(item) Returns the index of the first occurrence of item
count alist.count(item) Returns the number of occurrences of item
remove alist.remove(item) Removes the first occurrence of item

big O for list operation

Operation Big-O Efficiency
index [] O(1)
index assignment O(1)
append O(1)
pop() O(1)
pop(i) O(n)
insert(i,item) O(n)
del operator O(n)
iteration O(n)
contains (in) O(n)
get slice [x:y] O(k)
del slice O(n)
set slice O(n+k)
reverse O(n)
concatenate O(k)
sort O(n log n)
multiply O(nk)

string

Method Name Use Explanation
center astring.center(w) Returns a string centered in a field of size w
count astring.count(item) Returns the number of occurrences of item in the string
ljust astring.ljust(w) Returns a string left-justified in a field of size w
lower astring.lower() Returns a string in all lowercase
rjust astring.rjust(w) Returns a string right-justified in a field of size w
find astring.find(item) Returns the index of the first occurrence of item
split astring.split(schar) Splits a string into substrings at schar

set

Method Name Use Explanation
union aset.union(otherset) Returns a new set with all elements from both sets
intersection aset.intersection(otherset) Returns a new set with only those elements common to both sets
difference aset.difference(otherset) Returns a new set with all items from first set not in second
issubset aset.issubset(otherset) Asks whether all elements of one set are in the other
add aset.add(item) Adds item to the set
remove aset.remove(item) Removes item from the set
pop aset.pop() Removes an arbitrary element from the set
clear aset.clear() Removes all elements from the set

dictionary

Method Name Use Explanation
keys adict.keys() Returns the keys of the dictionary in a dict_keys object
values adict.values() Returns the values of the dictionary in a dict_values object
items adict.items() Returns the key-value pairs in a dict_items object
get adict.get(k) Returns the value associated with k, None otherwise
get adict.get(k,alt) Returns the value associated with k, alt otherwise
Operator Use Explanation
[] myDict[k] Returns the value associated with k, otherwise its an error
in key in adict Returns True if key is in the dictionary, False otherwise
del del adict[key] Removes the entry from the dictionary