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programming toolbox

Your Programming Toolbox

You’ve got Chapter 6 under your
CHAPTER 6 you’ve learned in this chapter:
belt. Let’s look back at what

Programming T ools

* String formats let you use format specifiers to

* String specifiers let you define the type, the
format strings.
length, and the padding used in a format.
* Breaking code into separate files is called

modular programming.
* Modular code is easier to share between

* Writing modular code is like writing your own
programs. Python T ools

* Fully Qualified Names (FQNs) are function
* Use “from ... import *" to
libraries. without module names.
run code module functions
names that include module names.
* Use “import ..." if you need
to qualify your function names
with a module name using an
FQN (which is the recommended
approach in the Python
community).

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