python_cook_book.py

#--------------------------------------------
#   1.1
#--------------------------------------------
print
print "1.1"
#
thestring = "karino"
thelist = list(thestring)
print thelist

# 
for c in thestring:
    print c

# 
result = [x for x in thestring]
print result

# 
result = map((lambda x: x+'1'), thestring)
print result

# 
import sets
magic_chars = sets.Set('abracadabra')
poppins_chars = sets.Set('supercalifragilisticexpialidocious')

print ''.join(magic_chars & poppins_chars)

#--------------------------------------------
#   1.2
#--------------------------------------------
print
print "1.2"
#
print ord('a')
print chr(98)
print repr(unichr(8224))

#
print map(ord, 'ciao')

# 
print ''.join(map(chr , range(97,100)))

#--------------------------------------------
#   1.3
#--------------------------------------------
print
print "1.3"

#
def isAString(anobj):
    return isinstance(anobj, basestring)

print isAString('karino')
print isAString(123)

#--------------------------------------------
#   1.4
#--------------------------------------------

print