2. Strings and numbers

In this chapter we'll learn about main aspects of Python basic types such as numbers and strings, how to work with them, their methods and attributes, and also - (which is very important to know from the beginning) how to read help and do basic introspection of any object.

Plan:

• Getting help

• Introspection

• Basic types

• None object

• Numbers

• Strings

• Unicode

• String Formatting

• Regular expressions

• Sources for self-learning