Python Extra

Welcome to the "Python Extra" section! While our main lessons introduce you to the foundational elements of Python, this space delves deeper, exploring the myriad of nuanced features that can truly elevate your coding skills. These are the aspects of Python that, while not strictly necessary for basic tasks, can help you write more concise, efficient, and elegant code as you journey towards mastery.

Here are some advanced topics we think you'll find intriguing:

• Callback Functions: These are functions passed into another function as an argument. They can be used to make your code more modular and event-driven.

• Formatting Dates: Python provides powerful tools to manipulate and format date and time. It's crucial if you're working with data that includes timestamps or if you're developing date-sensitive applications.

• F-String Formatting: Introduced in Python 3.6, f-strings offer a concise way to embed expressions inside string literals.

• Lambda Functions: These are small, anonymous functions defined using the lambda keyword. They can simplify your code in situations where a short, throwaway function is needed.

• Zip Function: This function returns an iterator of tuples, where the first item in each passed iterator is paired together, then the second item in each passed iterator is paired, and so on. It's great for iterating over multiple lists simultaneously.

It's possible that more topics will be added to this page.  So be sure to check back in the future.

The PDFs to these topics are show below.

Happy coding!