Programming and Algorithms: Week 30

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Strings and Serialization
What are we doing this week?

This week we are going to look at STRING MANIPULATION and STRING FORMATTING, as well as the use of REGULAR EXPRESSIONS.

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Powerpoint: String Manipulation


Powerpoint: Regular Expressions
Total running time of videos is 40 minutes.

Sample Code:
BasicStrings * MoreStringFunctions * KeywordArguments * KeywordArguments-mixed * EscapingBraces * StringFormatting * StringFunctions * ContainerLookups * ContainerLookups2 * ObjectLookups * MatchingPatterns * MatchingPatterns-arguments * MatchingPatterns-singlecharacters * MatchingPatterns-multiplecharacters * GettingInformation


Python String Formatting


Let's Learn Python - Regular Expressions

Links
PyFormat: Using % and .format() for great good!
https://pyformat.info/

TutorialsPoint.com: Python Strings
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_strings.htm

Python Docs: Regular Expression Operations
https://docs.python.org/2/library/re.html

Lab #30
Lab #30 is all about checking if what you have learned in the episodes above all makes sense, and if you can use Python's string formatting features.


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