Basic elements of Python

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Basic elements of Python#

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In this lesson we will learn how data can be stored in Python lists, some useful ways of using and modifying Python lists, and how to make different data types work together in Python.

Lesson materials#

Materials for this lesson are from Chapter 2 of the forthcoming textbook Introduction to Python for Geographic Data Analysis. In this lesson we cover the materials from Chapter 2.2 (Lists and indices) and Chapter 2.3 (Working with text and numbers).

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