This is the third post in a series for those who have never used Python but have used a programming language before. These posts are meant as an introduction to this delightful and popular programming language.

The first post introduced Python’s most basic data types; the second post introduced its more interesting list-like data types. In this post, we’ll start digging deeper into those list-like data types and what they can do.

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This is the second post in a series for those who have never used Python but have used a programming language before. These posts are an introduction to this delightful and popular (free) programming language.

The first post introduced Python’s most basic data types: int, float, str, bool, and None. In this post we’ll meet the list-like data types.

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There is a well-known movie line: “This! Is! Sparta!!” To begin the new year, here begins a series of posts under the rubric of “This is Python!” (Python isn’t quite as emphatic about things as Spartans, so it’s just one sentence with one exclamation point.)

These posts are meant for those who have never met Python but who have used a programming language before and know the general concepts. These posts provide a tour of the language.

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