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>>> def a():
...     print("a")
... 
>>> a()
a
>>> 
>>> def b():
...     print("b")
...       
... b()

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>>> def get_dow:
>>>     dow = input('Enter day of week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday, ...):)'
>>>     print ("you entered " + str(dow))
>>>     if Dow == 2:
>>>         print("It's Tuesday")
>>>     else
>>> 
>>> # We won't bother
... # checking to see what
... # the day of week

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A Quick Look at Python

p. 5 mention parallel assignment

p. 6 naming convention: lower case

p. 8 Note how the start is always included...+ word[4:] ’Python’
  Should be after the following para.
   
p. 8 delete "Also remember that" before "Python strings cannot be changed - they are immutable".

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def future_value(pv, r, n):
    return (pv * (1 + 0.01 * r) ** n)

pv = 100
r = 0.5
n = 12
print("future_value(pv = {0:5.2f}, r = {1:3.2f}, n = {2:2}) = {3:5.2f}".format (pv, r, n, future_value(pv, r, n)))
   # => future_value(pv = 100.00, r = 0.50, n = 12) = 106.17

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def leap_year(y):
    if y % 400 == 0:
        return True
    if y % 100 == 0:      
        return False 
    if y % 4 == 0:
        return True 
    return False

# or

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def is_a_vowel(c):
    return c.lower() in "aeiou"

# or
def is_a_vowel(c):
    return "aeiou".find(c.lower()) != -1

# or
def is_a_vowel(c):
    import re # Can be before def

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def farenheit_to_celsius(f):
    return ((f-32)*5/9)

f = 70
# Was print(str(f) + 'F -> ' + '%2.1f' % (farenheit_to_celsius(f)) + 'C') # => 70F -> 21.1C
# Now, as per Victor's suggestion:
print('%2.1fF -> %2.1fC' % (f, farenheit_to_celsius(f))) # => 70.0F -> 21.1C