Glossary
- Arguments
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Values passed to functions.
- Array
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A NumPy container holding elements of the same type.
- Boolean
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An object composed of
True and False.
- Element
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An item in a list or an array. For a string, these are the individual characters.
- Function
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A block of code that can be called and re-used elsewhere.
- Global variable
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A variable defined outside of a function that can be used anywhere.
- Index
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The position of a given element.
- Jupyter Notebook
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Interactive coding environment allowing a combination of code and Markdown.
- Library
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A collection of files containing functions used by other programs.
- Local variable
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A variable defined inside a function that can only be used inside that function.
- Method
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An action tied to a particular object. Called using
object.method.
- Module
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A file within a library containing functions used by other programs.
- Parameters
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Variables used when defining a function.
- Substring
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A part of a string.
- Variable
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A name for a value.