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Add a few useful dict, set, and string commands #27

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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions sheet.md
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Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Scientific Python Cheatsheet
- [Types](#types)
- [Lists](#lists)
- [Dictionaries](#dictionaries)
- [Sets](#sets)
- [Strings](#strings)
- [Operators](#operators)
- [Control Flow](#control-flow)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -77,9 +78,30 @@ sorted([3, 2, 1]) # returns sorted list
```python
a = {'red': 'rouge', 'blue': 'bleu'} # dictionary
b = a['red'] # translate item
'red' in a # Check if a key is in a dictionary
a.pop('red') # Remove and return a dictionary item
c = [value for key, value in a.items()] # loop through contents
d = a.get('yellow', 'no translation found') # return default
a.setdefault('extra', []).append('cyan') # init key with default
a2 = {i: i**2 for i in range(10)} # dictionary comprehension
a.update(a2) # Update a dictionary with another
```

### Sets

```python
# Sets are unordered collections of unique elements.
# They cannot be iterated over.
a = [1, 2, 3, 3, 4]
unique_a = set(a) # Reduce a list down to its unique elements
len(a) == len(set(a)) # Check if all elements of a list are unique

# Standard set operations can be performed
a = set([1, 2, 3])
b = set([3, 4, 5])
a.union(b)
a.intersection(b)
a.difference(b)
```

### Strings
Expand All @@ -88,6 +110,9 @@ a.setdefault('extra', []).append('cyan') # init key with default
a = 'red' # assignment
char = a[2] # access individual characters
'red ' + 'blue' # string concatenation
'{} x {} = {}'.format(x, y, z) # Format variables into strings
'{:.3f} nanoseconds` # Format to a specified precision
r'$\omega = 2\pi f$` # Create TeX strings for displaying in plots
'1, 2, three'.split(',') # split string into list
'.'.join(['1', '2', 'three']) # concatenate list into string
```
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