Session 4: Dictionaries, Sets, and File Handling

Dictionaries, Sets, and File Handling

Pre-class prep

Read:

Dictionaries and Sets

File Reading and Writing

Recommended Reading:

• Think Python: Chapters 11, 13, 14
• Dive Into Python3: Sections 2.6, 2.7, 4, 11

http://www.diveintopython3.net/native-datatypes.html#dictionaries

In-class Activities

• Review last sessions labs: - slicing - string formatting

• Review looping: for and while

  • break and continue
  • else

• Review mailroom

Exercises:

• Dictionary and Set Lab
• File Exercise
• Update mailroom with dicts and files: Mailroom Part 2
• Trigrams – Simple Text Manipulation

Post-class Activities

Finish the exercises

Look at the next session for reading, etc:

Session 5: Exceptions and Comprehensions