COMMON TERMINOLOGIES IN PYTHON - PART 1

Have you ever gotten into a discussion with a programmer before? Did you find some of the Terminologies mentioned strange or you didn't fully understand them?

In this series, we would be looking at the common Terminologies in python.

It is important to know these Terminologies to be able to professionally/properly explain your codes to people and/or to be able to understand what people say in an instant when these codes are mentioned. Below are a few:

IDLE (Integrated Development and Learning Environment) - this is an environment that allows you to easily write Python code. IDLE can be used to execute a single statements and create, modify, and execute Python scripts.

Python Shell - This is the interactive environment that allows you to type in python code and execute them immediately

System Python - This is the version of python that comes with your operating system

Prompt - usually represented by the symbol ">>>" and it simply means that python is waiting for you to give it some instructions

REPL (Read-Evaluate-Print-Loop) - this refers to the sequence of events in your interactive window in form of a loop (python reads the code inputted>the code is evaluated>output is printed)

Argument - this is a value that is passed to a function when called eg print("Hello World")... "Hello World" is the argument that is being passed.

Function - this is a code that takes some input, known as arguments, processes that input and produces an output called a return value. E.g print("Hello World")... print is the function

Return Value - this is the value that a function returns to the calling script or function when it completes its task (in other words, Output). E.g.
>>> print("Hello World")
Hello World
Where Hello World is your return value.

Note: A return value can be any of these variable types: handle, integer, object, or string

Script - This is a file where you store your python code in a text file and execute all of the code with a single command

Script files - this is a file containing a group of python scripts

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Here is an A-Z list of essential programming terms:

1. Array: A data structure that stores a collection of elements of the same type in contiguous memory locations.

2. Boolean: A data type that represents true or false values.

3. Conditional Statement: A statement that executes different code based on a condition.

4. Debugging: The process of identifying and fixing errors or bugs in a program.

5. Exception: An event that occurs during the execution of a program that disrupts the normal flow of instructions.

6. Function: A block of code that performs a specific task and can be called multiple times in a program.

7. GUI (Graphical User Interface): A visual way for users to interact with a computer program using graphical elements like windows, buttons, and menus.

8. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): The standard markup language used to create web pages.

9. Integer: A data type that represents whole numbers without any fractional part.

10. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation): A lightweight data interchange format commonly used for transmitting data between a server and a web application.

11. Loop: A programming construct that allows repeating a block of code multiple times.

12. Method: A function that is associated with an object in object-oriented programming.

13. Null: A special value that represents the absence of a value.

14. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): A programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects" that encapsulate data and behavior.

15. Pointer: A variable that stores the memory address of another variable.

16. Queue: A data structure that follows the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) principle.

17. Recursion: A programming technique where a function calls itself to solve a problem.

18. String: A data type that represents a sequence of characters.

19. Tuple: An ordered collection of elements, similar to an array but immutable.

20. Variable: A named storage location in memory that holds a value.

21. While Loop: A loop that repeatedly executes a block of code as long as a specified condition is true.

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