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Python DotyAugust 27, 2008Contents1 What is Python ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Installation and documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 42 Getting Running Python as a calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Quitting the interpreter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Loading commands from the library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Defining functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Testing code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 813 Python Comments.

Python is a good choice for mathematical calculations, since we can write code quickly, test it easily, and its syntax is similar to the way mathematical ideas are expressed in the mathematical literature.

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