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Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented and high-level programming language. Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and early nineties. Like Perl, Python source code is also now available under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented and high-level programming language. Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and early nineties. Like Perl, Python source code is also now available under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Python Overview:
- Python is Interpreted
- Python is Interactive
- Python is Object-Oriented
- Python is Beginner's Language
Python's feature highlights include:
- Easy-to-learn
- Easy-to-read
- Easy-to-maintain
- A broad standard library
- Interactive Mode
- Portable
- Extendable
- Databases
- GUI Programming
- Scalable
Other resource on this page
Useful Links on Python
- Python.org - Official Python site. Find a complete list of all documentation, installation, tutorials, news etc.
- Web Programming in Python - This topic guide attempts to cover every aspect of programming Web applications (both clients and servers) using Python.
- Starship - ... a Home for Pythonistas This is not the official Python Language Website!
- The Jython Project - Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented language Python written in 100% Pure Java, and seamlessly integrated with the Java platform.
- PythonWare - PythonWare site provides useful software to the Python community under the PythonWare and effbot.org brands.
- Wing IDE - Wing IDE is a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) for the Python programming language.
- python.vim - Enhanced version of the python syntax highlighting script.
- Python and XML - This Topic Guide links to documentation and code for handling XML in Python.
- Think Python - Free book on python. How to think like a computer scientist, by Allen Downey?
Python Overview:
- Python is Interpreted
- Python is Interactive
- Python is Object-Oriented
- Python is Beginner's Language
Python's feature highlights include:
- Easy-to-learn
- Easy-to-read
- Easy-to-maintain
- A broad standard library
- Interactive Mode
- Portable
- Extendable
- Databases
- GUI Programming
- Scalable
Getting Python:The most up-to-date and current source code, binaries, documentation, news, etc. is available at the official website of Python:
Python Official Website : http://www.python.org/
You can download the Python documentation from the following site. The documentation is available in HTML, PDF, and PostScript formats.
Python Documentation Website : www.python.org/doc/
First Python Program:
Interactive Mode Programming:Invoking the interpreter without passing a script file as a parameter brings up the following prompt:
root# python Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Nov 6 2007, 16:54:01) [GCC 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-27)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more info. >>>Type the following text to the right of the Python prompt and press the Enter key:
>>> print "Hello, Python!";This will produce following result:
Hello, Python!
Python Identifiers:A Python identifier is a name used to identify a variable, function, class, module, or other object. An identifier starts with a letter A to Z or a to z or an underscore (_) followed by zero or more letters, underscores, and digits (0 to 9).
Python does not allow punctuation characters such as @, $, and % within identifiers. Python is a case sensitive programming language. Thus Manpower and manpower are two different identifiers in Python.
Here are following identifier naming convention for Python:
- Class names start with an uppercase letter and all other identifiers with a lowercase letter.
- Starting an identifier with a single leading underscore indicates by convention that the identifier is meant to be private.
- Starting an identifier with two leading underscores indicates a strongly private identifier.
- If the identifier also ends with two trailing underscores, the identifier is a language-defined special name.
Reserved Words:The following list shows the reserved words in Python. These reserved words may not be used as constant or variable or any other identifier names.
Lines and Indentation:One of the first caveats programmers encounter when learning Python is the fact that there are no braces to indicate blocks of code for class and function definitions or flow control. Blocks of code are denoted by line indentation, which is rigidly enforced.
The number of spaces in the indentation is variable, but all statements within the block must be indented the same amount. Both blocks in this example are fine:
if True: print "True" else: print "False"However, the second block in this example will generate an error:
if True: print "Answer" print "True" else: print "Answer" print "False"
Multi-Line Statements:Statements in Python typically end with a new line. Python does, however, allow the use of the line continuation character (\) to denote that the line should continue. For example:
total = item_one + \ item_two + \ item_threeStatements contained within the [], {}, or () brackets do not need to use the line continuation character. For example:
days = ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday']
Quotation in Python:Python accepts single ('), double (") and triple (''' or """) quotes to denote string literals, as long as the same type of quote starts and ends the string.
The triple quotes can be used to span the string across multiple lines. For example, all the following are legal:
word = 'word' sentence = "This is a sentence." paragraph = """This is a paragraph. It is made up of multiple lines and sentences."""
Comments in Python:A hash sign (#) that is not inside a string literal begins a comment. All characters after the # and up to the physical line end are part of the comment, and the Python interpreter ignores them.
#!/usr/bin/python # First comment print "Hello, Python!"; # second commentThis will produce following result:
Hello, Python!A comment may be on the same line after a statement or expression:
name = "Madisetti" # This is again commentYou can comment multiple lines as follows:
# This is a comment. # This is a comment, too. # This is a comment, too. # I said that already.
Using Blank Lines:A line containing only whitespace, possibly with a comment, is known as a blank line, and Python totally ignores it.
In an interactive interpreter session, you must enter an empty physical line to terminate a multiline statement.
Multiple Statements on a Single Line:The semicolon ( ; ) allows multiple statements on the single line given that neither statement starts a new code block. Here is a sample snip using the semicolon:
import sys; x = 'foo'; sys.stdout.write(x + '\n')
Multiple Statement Groups as Suites:Groups of individual statements making up a single code block are called suites in Python.
Compound or complex statements, such as if, while, def, and class, are those which require a header line and a suite.
Header lines begin the statement (with the keyword) and terminate with a colon ( : ) and are followed by one or more lines which make up the suite.
if expression : suite elif expression : suite else : suite
Python - Variable Types:Variables are nothing but reserved memory locations to store values. This means that when you create a variable you reserve some space in memory.
Based on the data type of a variable, the interpreter allocates memory and decides what can be stored in the reserved memory. Therefore, by assigning different data types to variables, you can store integers, decimals, or characters in these variables.
Assigning Values to Variables:The operand to the left of the = operator is the name of the variable, and the operand to the right of the = operator is the value stored in the variable. For example:
counter = 100 # An integer assignment miles = 1000.0 # A floating point name = "John" # A string print counter print miles print name
Standard Data Types:Python has five standard data types:
- Numbers
- String
- List
- Tuple
- Dictionary
Python Numbers:Number objects are created when you assign a value to them. For example:
var1 = 1 var2 = 10Python supports four different numerical types:
- int (signed integers)
- long (long integers [can also be represented in octal and hexadecimal])
- float (floating point real values)
- complex (complex numbers)
Python Strings:Strings in Python are identified as a contiguous set of characters in between quotation marks.
str = 'Hello World!' print str # Prints complete string print str[0] # Prints first character of the string print str[2:5] # Prints characters starting from 3rd to 6th print str[2:] # Prints string starting from 3rd character print str * 2 # Prints string two times print str + "TEST" # Prints concatenated string
Python Lists:Lists are the most versatile of Python's compound data types. A list contains items separated by commas and enclosed within square brackets ([]).
#!/usr/bin/python list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ] tinylist = [123, 'john'] print list # Prints complete list print list[0] # Prints first element of the list print list[1:3] # Prints elements starting from 2nd to 4th print list[2:] # Prints elements starting from 3rd element print tinylist * 2 # Prints list two times print list + tinylist # Prints concatenated lists
Python Tuples:A tuple is another sequence data type that is similar to the list. A tuple consists of a number of values separated by commas. Unlike lists, however, tuples are enclosed within parentheses.
Tuples can be thought of as read-only lists.
tuple = ( 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ) tinytuple = (123, 'john') print tuple # Prints complete list print tuple[0] # Prints first element of the list print tuple[1:3] # Prints elements starting from 2nd to 4th print tuple[2:] # Prints elements starting from 3rd element print tinytuple * 2 # Prints list two times print tuple + tinytuple # Prints concatenated lists
Python Dictionary:Python 's dictionaries are hash table type. They work like associative arrays or hashes found in Perl and consist of key-value pairs.
tinydict = {'name': 'john','code':6734, 'dept': 'sales'} print dict['one'] # Prints value for 'one' key print dict[2] # Prints value for 2 key print tinydict # Prints complete dictionary print tinydict.keys() # Prints all the keys print tinydict.values() # Prints all the values
Python - Basic Operators:
|Addition - Adds values on either side of the operator
|a + b will give 30
|Subtraction - Subtracts right hand operand from left hand operand
|a - b will give -10
|Multiplication - Multiplies values on either side of the operator
|a * b will give 200
|Division - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand
|b / a will give 2
|Modulus - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand and returns remainder
|b % a will give 0
|Exponent - Performs exponential (power) calculation on operators
|a**b will give 10 to the power 20
|Floor Division - The division of operands where the result is the quotient in which the digits after the decimal point are removed.
|9//2 is equal to 4 and 9.0//2.0 is equal to 4.0
|Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, if yes then condition becomes true.
|(a == b) is not true.
|Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, if values are not equal then condition becomes true.
|(a != b) is true.
|Checks if the value of two operands are equal or not, if values are not equal then condition becomes true.
|(a <> b) is true. This is similar to != operator.
|Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.
|(a > b) is not true.
|Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.
|(a < b) is true.
|Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.
|(a >= b) is not true.
|Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.
|(a <= b) is true.
|Simple assignment operator, Assigns values from right side operands to left side operand
|c = a + b will assigne value of a + b into c
|Add AND assignment operator, It adds right operand to the left operand and assign the result to left operand
|c += a is equivalent to c = c + a
|Subtract AND assignment operator, It subtracts right operand from the left operand and assign the result to left operand
|c -= a is equivalent to c = c - a
|Multiply AND assignment operator, It multiplies right operand with the left operand and assign the result to left operand
|c *= a is equivalent to c = c * a
|Divide AND assignment operator, It divides left operand with the right operand and assign the result to left operand
|c /= a is equivalent to c = c / a
|Modulus AND assignment operator, It takes modulus using two operands and assign the result to left operand
|c %= a is equivalent to c = c % a
|Exponent AND assignment operator, Performs exponential (power) calculation on operators and assign value to the left operand
|c **= a is equivalent to c = c ** a
|Floor Dividion and assigns a value, Performs floor division on operators and assign value to the left operand
|c //= a is equivalent to c = c // a
|Binary AND Operator copies a bit to the result if it exists in both operands.
|(a & b) will give 12 which is 0000 1100
|Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand.
|(a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both.
|(a ^ b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001
|Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits.
|(~a ) will give -61 which is 1100 0011 in 2's complement form due to a signed binary number.
|Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand.
|a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000
|Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand.
|a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111
|Called Logical AND operator. If both the operands are true then then condition becomes true.
|(a and b) is true.
|Called Logical OR Operator. If any of the two operands are non zero then then condition becomes true.
|(a or b) is true.
|Called Logical NOT Operator. Use to reverses the logical state of its operand. If a condition is true then Logical NOT operator will make false.
|not(a && b) is false.
|Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise.
|x in y, here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
|not in
|Evaluates to true if it does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise.
|x not in y, here not in results in a 1 if x is not a member of sequence y.
|Evaluates to true if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and false otherwise.
|x is y, here is results in 1 if id(x) equals id(y).
|is not
|Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise.
|x is not y, here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).
Python Operators PrecedenceThe following table lists all operators from highest precedence to lowest.
|Exponentiation (raise to the power)
|~ + -
|Ccomplement, unary plus and minus (method names for the last two are +@ and -@)
|* / % //
|Multiply, divide, modulo and floor division
|+ -
|Addition and subtraction
|>> <<
|Right and left bitwise shift
|Bitwise 'AND'
|^ |
|Bitwise exclusive `OR' and regular `OR'
|<= < > >=
|Comparison operators
|<> == !=
|Equality operators
|= %= /= //= -= += |= &= >>= <<= *= **=
|Assignment operators
|is is not
|Identity operators
|in not in
|Membership operators
|note or and
|Logical operators
The if statement:The syntax of the if statement is:
if expression: statement(s)
The else Statement:The syntax of the if...else statement is:
if expression: statement(s) else: statement(s)
The elif StatementThe syntax of the if...elif statement is:
if expression1: statement(s) elif expression2: statement(s) elif expression3: statement(s) else: statement(s)
The Nested if...elif...else ConstructThe syntax of the nested if...elif...else construct may be:
if expression1: statement(s) if expression2: statement(s) elif expression3: statement(s) else statement(s) elif expression4: statement(s) else: statement(s)
The while Loop:The syntax of the while look is:
while expression: statement(s)
The Infinite Loops:You must use caution when using while loops because of the possibility that this condition never resolves to a false value. This results in a loop that never ends. Such a loop is called an infinite loop.
An infinite loop might be useful in client/server programming where the server needs to run continuously so that client programs can communicate with it as and when required.
Single Statement Suites:Similar to the if statement syntax, if your while clause consists only of a single statement, it may be placed on the same line as the while header.
Here is an example of a one-line while clause:
while expression : statement
The for Loop:The syntax of the loop look is:
for iterating_var in sequence: statements(s)
Iterating by Sequence Index:An alternative way of iterating through each item is by index offset into the sequence itself:
fruits = ['banana', 'apple', 'mango'] for index in range(len(fruits)): print 'Current fruit :', fruits[index] print "Good bye!"
The break Statement:The break statement in Python terminates the current loop and resumes execution at the next statement, just like the traditional break found in C.
The most common use for break is when some external condition is triggered requiring a hasty exit from a loop. The break statement can be used in both while and for loops.
for letter in 'Python': # First Example if letter == 'h': break print 'Current Letter :', letter var = 10 # Second Example while var > 0: print 'Current variable value :', var var = var -1 if var == 5: break print "Good bye!"
The continue Statement:The continue statement in Python returns the control to the beginning of the while loop. The continue statement rejects all the remaining statements in the current iteration of the loop and moves the control back to the top of the loop.
The continue statement can be used in both while and for loops.
for letter in 'Python': # First Example if letter == 'h': continue print 'Current Letter :', letter var = 10 # Second Example while var > 0: print 'Current variable value :', var var = var -1 if var == 5: continue print "Good bye!"
The else Statement Used with LoopsPython supports to have an else statement associated with a loop statements.
- If the else statement is used with a for loop, the else statement is executed when the loop has exhausted iterating the list.
- If the else statement is used with a while loop, the else statement is executed when the condition becomes false.
The pass Statement:The pass statement in Python is used when a statement is required syntactically but you do not want any command or code to execute.
The pass statement is a null operation; nothing happens when it executes. The pass is also useful in places where your code will eventually go, but has not been written yet (e.g., in stubs for example):
#!/usr/bin/python for letter in 'Python': if letter == 'h': pass print 'This is pass block' print 'Current Letter :', letter print "Good bye!"
Defining a FunctionYou can define functions to provide the required functionality. Here are simple rules to define a function in Python:
- Function blocks begin with the keyword def followed by the function name and parentheses ( ( ) ).
- Any input parameters or arguments should be placed within these parentheses. You can also define parameters inside these parentheses.
- The first statement of a function can be an optional statement - the documentation string of the function or docstring.
- The code block within every function starts with a colon (:) and is indented.
- The statement return [expression] exits a function, optionally passing back an expression to the caller. A return statement with no arguments is the same as return None.
def functionname( parameters ): "function_docstring" function_suite return [expression]By default, parameters have a positional behavior, and you need to inform them in the same order that they were defined.
Example:Here is the simplest form of a Python function. This function takes a string as input parameter and prints it on standard screen.
def printme( str ): "This prints a passed string into this function" print str return
Calling a FunctionDefining a function only gives it a name, specifies the parameters that are to be included in the function, and structures the blocks of code.
Once the basic structure of a function is finalized, you can execute it by calling it from another function or directly from the Python prompt.
Following is the example to call printme() function:
#!/usr/bin/python # Function definition is here def printme( str ): "This prints a passed string into this function" print str; return; # Now you can call printme function printme("I'm first call to user defined function!"); printme("Again second call to the same function");This would produce following result:
I'm first call to user defined function! Again second call to the same function
Python - Modules:A module allows you to logically organize your Python code. Grouping related code into a module makes the code easier to understand and use.
A module is a Python object with arbitrarily named attributes that you can bind and reference.
Simply, a module is a file consisting of Python code. A module can define functions, classes, and variables. A module can also include runnable code.
Example:The Python code for a module named aname normally resides in a file named aname.py. Here's an example of a simple module, hello.py
def print_func( par ): print "Hello : ", par return
The import Statement:You can use any Python source file as a module by executing an import statement in some other Python source file. import has the following syntax:
import module1[, module2[,... moduleN]When the interpreter encounters an import statement, it imports the module if the module is present in the search path. A search path is a list of directories that the interpreter searches before importing a module.
Example:To import the module hello.py, you need to put the following command at the top of the script:
#!/usr/bin/python # Import module hello import hello # Now you can call defined function that module as follows hello.print_func("Zara")This would produce following result:
Hello : ZaraA module is loaded only once, regardless of the number of times it is imported. This prevents the module execution from happening over and over again if multiple imports occur.
Opening and Closing Files:
The open Function:Before you can read or write a file, you have to open it using Python's built-in open() function. This function creates a file object which would be utilized to call other support methods associated with it.
file object = open(file_name [, access_mode][, buffering])Here is paramters detail:
- file_name: The file_name argument is a string value that contains the name of the file that you want to access.
- access_mode: The access_mode determines the mode in which the file has to be opened ie. read, write append etc. A complete list of possible values is given below in the table. This is optional parameter and the default file access mode is read (r)
- buffering: If the buffering value is set to 0, no buffering will take place. If the buffering value is 1, line buffering will be performed while accessing a file. If you specify the buffering value as an integer greater than 1, then buffering action will be performed with the indicated buffer size. This is optional paramter.
|Opens a file for reading only. The file pointer is placed at the beginning of the file. This is the default mode.
|Opens a file for reading only in binary format. The file pointer is placed at the beginning of the file. This is the default mode.
|Opens a file for both reading and writing. The file pointer will be at the beginning of the file.
|Opens a file for both reading and writing in binary format. The file pointer will be at the beginning of the file.
|Opens a file for writing only. Overwrites the file if the file exists. If the file does not exist, creates a new file for writing.
|Opens a file for writing only in binary format. Overwrites the file if the file exists. If the file does not exist, creates a new file for writing.
|Opens a file for both writing and reading. Overwrites the existing file if the file exists. If the file does not exist, creates a new file for reading and writing.
|Opens a file for both writing and reading in binary format. Overwrites the existing file if the file exists. If the file does not exist, creates a new file for reading and writing.
|Opens a file for appending. The file pointer is at the end of the file if the file exists. That is, the file is in the append mode. If the file does not exist, it creates a new file for writing.
|Opens a file for appending in binary format. The file pointer is at the end of the file if the file exists. That is, the file is in the append mode. If the file does not exist, it creates a new file for writing.
|Opens a file for both appending and reading. The file pointer is at the end of the file if the file exists. The file opens in the append mode. If the file does not exist, it creates a new file for reading and writing.
|Opens a file for both appending and reading in binary format. The file pointer is at the end of the file if the file exists. The file opens in the append mode. If the file does not exist, it creates a new file for reading and writing.
The file object atrributes:Once a file is opened and you have one file object, you can get various information related to that file.
Here is a list of all attributes related to file object:
|Returns true if file is closed, false otherwise.
|Returns access mode with which file was opened.
|Returns name of the file.
|Returns false if space explicitly required with print, true otherwise.
The close() Method:The close() method of a file object flushes any unwritten information and closes the file object, after which no more writing can be done.
Reading and Writing Files:
The write() Method:
The read() Method:
File Positions:The tell() method tells you the current position within the file in other words, the next read or write will occur at that many bytes from the beginning of the file:
The seek(offset[, from]) method changes the current file position. The offset argument indicates the number of bytes to be moved. The from argument specifies the reference position from where the bytes are to be moved.
If from is set to 0, it means use the beginning of the file as the reference position and 1 means use the current position as the reference position and if it is set to 2 then the end of the file would be taken as the reference position.
Renaming and Deleting Files:
os.rename(current_file_name, new_file_name)
The remove() Method:
Directories in Python:
The mkdir() Method:You can use the mkdir() method of the os module to create directories in the current directory. You need to supply an argument to this method, which contains the name of the directory to be created.
The chdir() Method:You can use the chdir() method to change the current directory. The chdir() method takes an argument, which is the name of the directory that you want to make the current directory.
The getcwd() Method:The getcwd() method displays the current working directory.
The rmdir() Method:The rmdir() method deletes the directory, which is passed as an argument in the method.
Before removing a directory, all the contents in it should be removed.
Handling an exception:If you have some suspicious code that may raise an exception, you can defend your program by placing the suspicious code in a try: block. After the try: block, include an except: statement, followed by a block of code which handles the problem as elegantly as possible.
Syntax:Here is simple syntax of try....except...else blocks:
try: Do you operations here; ...................... except ExceptionI: If there is ExceptionI, then execute this block. except ExceptionII: If there is ExceptionII, then execute this block. ...................... else: If there is no exception then execute this block.Here are few important points about the above mentioned syntax:
- A single try statement can have multiple except statements. This is useful when the try block contains statements that may throw different types of exceptions.
- You can also provide a generic except clause, which handles any exception.
- After the except clause(s), you can include an else-clause. The code in the else-block executes if the code in the try: block does not raise an exception.
- The else-block is a good place for code that does not need the try: block's protection.
The except clause with no exceptions:You can also use the except statement with no exceptions defined as follows:
try: Do you operations here; ...................... except: If there is any exception, then execute this block. ...................... else: If there is no exception then execute this block.
The except clause with multiple exceptions:You can also use the same except statement to handle multiple exceptions as follows:
try: Do you operations here; ...................... except(Exception1[, Exception2[,...ExceptionN]]]): If there is any exception from the given exception list, then execute this block. ...................... else: If there is no exception then execute this block.
The try-finally clause:You can use a finally: block along with a try: block. The finally block is a place to put any code that must execute, whether the try-block raised an exception or not. The syntax of the try-finally statement is this:
try: Do you operations here; ...................... Due to any exception, this may be skipped. finally: This would always be executed. ......................
Argument of an Exception:An exception can have an argument, which is a value that gives additional information about the problem. The contents of the argument vary by exception. You capture an exception's argument by supplying a variable in the except clause as follows:
try: Do you operations here; ...................... except ExceptionType, Argument: You can print value of Argument here...
Raising an exceptions:You can raise exceptions in several ways by using the raise statement. The general syntax for the raise statement.
raise [Exception [, args [, traceback]]]
User-Defined Exceptions:Python also allows you to create your own exceptions by deriving classes from the standard built-in exceptions.
Here is an example related to RuntimeError. Here a class is created that is subclassed from RuntimeError. This is useful when you need to display more specific information when an exception is caught.
In the try block, the user-defined exception is raised and caught in the except block. The variable e is used to create an instance of the class Networkerror.
class Networkerror(RuntimeError): def __init__(self, arg): self.args = argSo once you defined above class, you can raise your exception as follows:
try: raise Networkerror("Bad hostname") except Networkerror,e: print e.args
Creating Classes:The class statement creates a new class definition. The name of the class immediately follows the keyword class followed by a colon as follows:
class ClassName: 'Optional class documentation string' class_suite
- The class has a documentation string which can be access via ClassName.__doc__.
- The class_suite consists of all the component statements, defining class members, data attributes, and functions.
Creating instance objects:To create instances of a class, you call the class using class name and pass in whatever arguments its __init__ method accepts.
"This would create first object of Employee class" emp1 = Employee("Zara", 2000) "This would create second object of Employee class" emp2 = Employee("Manni", 5000)
Accessing attributes:You access the object's attributes using the dot operator with object. Class variable would be accessed using class name as follows:
emp1.displayEmployee() emp2.displayEmployee() print "Total Employee %d" % Employee.empCount
Built-In Class Attributes:Every Python class keeps following built-in attributes and they can be accessed using dot operator like any other attribute:
- __dict__ : Dictionary containing the class's namespace.
- __doc__ : Class documentation string, or None if undefined.
- __name__: Class name.
- __module__: Module name in which the class is defined. This attribute is "__main__" in interactive mode.
- __bases__ : A possibly empty tuple containing the base classes, in the order of their occurrence in the base class list.
Destroying Objects (Garbage Collection):Python deletes unneeded objects (built-in types or class instances) automatically to free memory space. The process by which Python periodically reclaims blocks of memory that no longer are in use is termed garbage collection.
Python's garbage collector runs during program execution and is triggered when an object's reference count reaches zero. An object's reference count changes as the number of aliases that point to it changes:
An object's reference count increases when it's assigned a new name or placed in a container (list, tuple, or dictionary). The object's reference count decreases when it's deleted with del, its reference is reassigned, or its reference goes out of scope. When an object's reference count reaches zero, Python collects it automatically.
Class Inheritance:Instead of starting from scratch, you can create a class by deriving it from a preexisting class by listing the parent class in parentheses after the new class name:
The child class inherits the attributes of its parent class, and you can use those attributes as if they were defined in the child class. A child class can also override data members and methods from the parent.
Syntax:Derived classes are declared much like their parent class; however, a list of base classes to inherit from are given after the class name:
class SubClassName (ParentClass1[, ParentClass2, ...]): 'Optional class documentation string' class_suite
Overriding Methods:You can always override your parent class methods. One reason for overriding parent's methods is because you may want special or different functionality in your subclass.
class Parent: # define parent class def myMethod(self): print 'Calling parent method' class Child(Parent): # define child class def myMethod(self): print 'Calling child method' c = Child() # instance of child c.myMethod() # child calls overridden method
Base Overloading Methods:Following table lists some generic functionality that you can override in your own classes:
|Method, Description & Sample Call
|__init__ ( self [,args...] )
Constructor (with any optional arguments)
Sample Call : obj = className(args)
|__del__( self )
Destructor, deletes an object
Sample Call : dell obj
|__repr__( self )
Evaluatable string representation
Sample Call : repr(obj)
|__str__( self )
Printable string representation
Sample Call : str(obj)
|__cmp__ ( self, x )
Object comparison
Sample Call : cmp(obj, x)
Overloading Operators:Suppose you've created a Vector class to represent two-dimensional vectors. What happens when you use the plus operator to add them? Most likely Python will yell at you.
You could, however, define the __add__ method in your class to perform vector addition, and then the plus operator would behave as per expectation:
#!/usr/bin/python class Vector: def __init__(self, a, b): self.a = a self.b = b def __str__(self): return 'Vector (%d, %d)' % (self.a, self.b) def __add__(self,other): return Vector(self.a + other.a, self.b + other.b) v1 = Vector(2,10) v2 = Vector(5,-2) print v1 + v2
Data Hiding:An object's attributes may or may not be visible outside the class definition. For these cases, you can name attributes with a double underscore prefix, and those attributes will not be directly visible to outsiders:
#!/usr/bin/python class JustCounter: __secretCount = 0 def count(self): self.__secretCount += 1 print self.__secretCount counter = JustCounter() counter.count() counter.count() print counter.__secretCountA regular expression is a special sequence of characters that helps you match or find other strings or sets of strings, using a specialized syntax held in a pattern. Regular expressions are widely used in UNIX world.
The module re provides full support for Perl-like regular expressions in Python. The re module raises the exception re.error if an error occurs while compiling or using a regular expression.
We would cover two important functions which would be used to handle regular expressions. But a small thing first: There are various characters which would have special meaning when they are used in regular expression. To avoid any confusion while dealing with regular expressions we would use Raw Strings as r'expression'.
The match FunctionThis function attempts to match RE pattern to string with optional flags.
Here is the syntax for this function:
re.match(pattern, string, flags=0)Here is the description of the parameters:
|This is the regular expression to be matched.
|This is the string which would be searched to match the pattern
|You can specifiy different flags using exclusive OR (|). These are modifiers which are listed in the table below.
|Match Object Methods
|This methods returns entire match (or specific subgroup num)
|This method return all matching subgroups in a tuple (empty if there weren't any)
The search FunctionThis function search for first occurrence of RE pattern within string with optional flags.
Here is the syntax for this function:
re.string(pattern, string, flags=0)Here is the description of the parameters:
|This is the regular expression to be matched.
|This is the string which would be searched to match the pattern
|You can specifiy different flags using exclusive OR (|). These are modifiers which are listed in the table below.
|Match Object Methods
|This methods returns entire match (or specific subgroup num)
|This method return all matching subgroups in a tuple (empty if there weren't any)
Matching vs Searching:Python offers two different primitive operations based on regular expressions: match checks for a match only at the beginning of the string, while search checks for a match anywhere in the string (this is what Perl does by default).
Search and Replace:Some of the most important re methods that use regular expressions is sub.
sub(pattern, repl, string, max=0)This method replace all occurrences of the RE pattern in string with repl, substituting all occurrences unless max provided. This method would return modified string.
Regular-expression Modifiers - Option FlagsRegular expression literals may include an optional modifier to control various aspects of matching. The modifier are specified as an optional flag. You can provide multiple modified using exclusive OR (|), as shown previously and may be represented by one of these:
|Performs case-insensitive matching.
|Interprets words according to the current locale.This interpretation affects the alphabetic group (\w and \W), as well as word boundary behavior (\b and \B).
|Makes $ match the end of a line (not just the end of the string) and makes ^ match the start of any line (not just the start of the string).
|Makes a period (dot) match any character, including a newline.
|Interprets letters according to the Unicode character set. This flag affects the behavior of \w, \W, \b, \B.
|Permits "cuter" regular expression syntax. It ignores whitespace (except inside a set [] or when escaped by a backslash), and treats unescaped # as a comment marker.
Regular-expression patterns:Except for control characters, (+ ? . * ^ $ ( ) [ ] { } | \), all characters match themselves. You can escape a control character by preceding it with a backslash.
Following table lists the regular expression syntax that is available in Python.
|Matches beginning of line.
|Matches end of line.
|Matches any single character except newline. Using m option allows it to match newline as well.
|Matches any single character in brackets.
|Matches any single character not in brackets
|Matches 0 or more occurrences of preceding expression.
|Matches 0 or 1 occurrence of preceding expression.
|re{ n}
|Matches exactly n number of occurrences of preceding expression.
|re{ n,}
|Matches n or more occurrences of preceding expression.
|re{ n, m}
|Matches at least n and at most m occurrences of preceding expression.
|a| b
|Matches either a or b.
|Groups regular expressions and remembers matched text.
|Temporarily toggles on i, m, or x options within a regular expression. If in parentheses, only that area is affected.
|Temporarily toggles off i, m, or x options within a regular expression. If in parentheses, only that area is affected.
|(?: re)
|Groups regular expressions without remembering matched text.
|(?imx: re)
|Temporarily toggles on i, m, or x options within parentheses.
|(?-imx: re)
|Temporarily toggles off i, m, or x options within parentheses.
|(?= re)
|Specifies position using a pattern. Doesn't have a range.
|(?! re)
|Specifies position using pattern negation. Doesn't have a range.
|(?> re)
|Matches independent pattern without backtracking.
|Matches word characters.
|Matches nonword characters.
|Matches whitespace. Equivalent to [\t\n\r\f].
|Matches nonwhitespace.
|Matches digits. Equivalent to [0-9].
|Matches nondigits.
|Matches beginning of string.
|Matches end of string. If a newline exists, it matches just before newline.
|Matches end of string.
|Matches point where last match finished.
|Matches word boundaries when outside brackets. Matches backspace (0x08) when inside brackets.
|Matches nonword boundaries.
|\n, \t, etc.
|Matches newlines, carriage returns, tabs, etc.
|Matches nth grouped subexpression.
|Matches nth grouped subexpression if it matched already. Otherwise refers to the octal representation of a character code.
Regular-expression Examples:
Literal characters:
|Match "python".
Character classes:
|Match "Python" or "python"
|Match "ruby" or "rube"
|Match any one lowercase vowel
|Match any digit; same as [0123456789]
|Match any lowercase ASCII letter
|Match any uppercase ASCII letter
|Match any of the above
|Match anything other than a lowercase vowel
|Match anything other than a digit
Special Character Classes:
|Match any character except newline
|Match a digit: [0-9]
|Match a nondigit: [^0-9]
|Match a whitespace character: [ \t\r\n\f]
|Match nonwhitespace: [^ \t\r\n\f]
|Match a single word character: [A-Za-z0-9_]
|Match a nonword character: [^A-Za-z0-9_]
Repetition Cases:
|Match "rub" or "ruby": the y is optional
|Match "rub" plus 0 or more ys
|Match "rub" plus 1 or more ys
|Match exactly 3 digits
|Match 3 or more digits
|Match 3, 4, or 5 digits
Nongreedy repetition:This matches the smallest number of repetitions:
|Greedy repetition: matches "<python>perl>"
|Nongreedy: matches "<python>" in "<python>perl>"
Grouping with parentheses:
|No group: + repeats \d
|Grouped: + repeats \D\d pair
|([Pp]ython(, )?)+
|Match "Python", "Python, python, python", etc.
Backreferences:This matches a previously matched group again:
|Match python&rails or Python&Rails
|Single or double-quoted string. \1 matches whatever the 1st group matched . \2 matches whatever the 2nd group matched, etc.
|Match "python" or "perl"
|Match "ruby" or "ruble"
|"Python" followed by one or more ! or one ?
Anchors:This need to specify match position
|Match "Python" at the start of a string or internal line
|Match "Python" at the end of a string or line
|Match "Python" at the start of a string
|Match "Python" at the end of a string
|Match "Python" at a word boundary
|\B is nonword boundary: match "rub" in "rube" and "ruby" but not alone
|Match "Python", if followed by an exclamation point
|Match "Python", if not followed by an exclamation point
Special syntax with parentheses:
|Matches "R". All the rest is a comment
|Case-insensitive while matching "uby"
|Same as above
|Group only without creating \1 backreference


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(This is a combination of a couple of emails I wrote on Saturday May 2)
I'm sitting at the Tri-Cities trial, happy as a clam... Gryffin
(finally!) finished his UDX today, and for icing on the cake, also
scored well enough to finish his OM1 (the new Obedience Master title).
He scored a 195 in Utility, and 198 for 4th place in Open B. After
going 0 for 6 trying for #10, and going down on his sit stay in his
last 3 trials, I was really thrilled when I came back after the sit
stay and he was sitting. In fact, all 22 dogs in Open B and A passed
their stays today. Not sure I've ever seen that happen.
Later that day...
We ended up 5 for 5 today - Gryffin q'ed in all 4 classes (AM OB -
198, 4th place; UB - 195; PM OB 196.5, UB 194) and Ty (finally) earned
her first CDX leg with a 192.5. She had a no-finish on the BJ, which
was first. She started to go around me, but then stopped and sat at a
45 degree angle. Probably a by-product of working on brace this past
week. The rest of her class was sloppy but passing. Given the state
of her stays (weak at best), I am completely thrilled that she did
both of them. And very proud of my boy for his 4 passes today. We had
OB II this afternoon, which meant down stay first. He was pretty tired
by then, but the promise of his beloved rubber ball before the sit
stay lit up his eyes and he held it, hurray!
I have to credit today's stay success to rereading Linda Koutsky's
article on stays when I was in Lakeland 2 weeks ago. When I got home,
I started doing frequent around the house random sit stays (with the
occasional down stay for confused Ty) and caught both making a LOT of
errors. I'm sure going to keep this up!
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How to Ace an Informational Interview
One of the best ways to move a stagnant job search forward is to request an informational interview. If you're unfamiliar with this concept, prepare to have your mind blown.
It's like a job interview, minus the job, and backwards. You interview a person in your field (at a company you might like) from a purely informational perspective. No job attached, no pressure, just a fantastic opportunity to learn and cultivate your professional network – and scope each other out.
But here's the trick. If you're very prepared and a little bit lucky, it might lead to a job.
Ask for the Interview.
We've written before about asking for help. The same advice applies here. A genuine, thoughtful request will take you far, especially if you're connected somehow to the person you'd like to interview.
Be sure to share your perspective – what are you hoping to get out of the interview? Are you making a choice about grad school? Are you considering a career shift? Be very clear and upfront about why you're hoping to connect with your interviewee.
And no, don't say you're hoping to get a job from them. That's in bad taste. Jacob Lehman advises MBA students at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business to be very careful about how to word requests:
"I typically recommend that candidates reach out asking for "advice on pursuing a career in this field", "guidance" or "insight on the industry." It gives the interviewee the opportunity to say "yes" even if their organization isn't hiring, and they may still be willing to refer a candidate to someone else."
Also be sure to keep things time-constrained – are you looking for a 15-minute chat? A 30-minute phone call? Make it as simple as possible for your interviewee to understand your intention. It's also good form to thank them in advance.
Prepare. Prepare. Prepare.
There is no worse misstep than coming to an informational interview unprepared. The person who has agreed to chat with you won't have an agenda prepared – they're fitting you into middle of their workday. It's up to you to make this count.
Here are the basics you should have covered:
Your interviewee's background. Check out their online profiles, their social media, and have a good working understanding of their contributions to the field. If they have a website and a blog, read them. You don't want to ask anything so general as "Tell me about yourself!" – that's a huge waste of time if they've got an online presence.
Be familiar with the company. Read their website (Google is your friend). You should know about any cutting-edge work they're doing, their history, and as much about their business structure as you can. Don't worry about having to show off your knowledge in the interview, just be prepared.
Have questions ready. Depending on how much time you've got for the interview, prepare at least 5-10 questions. Feel free to spin off in different directions, but having questions written down in front of you will prevent the conversation from dying off.
Write a short focus statement. This can help your interviewee understand what you're trying to get out of your time together. You might refer back to your ask email – if you're thinking about switching fields, you might say something like, "Because I'm considering going to grad school in this field, I wanted to get an idea of the work/life balance in the public vs. private sector."
Including this statement as a preface to the interview can help keep the conversation on track. Jacob adds, "Once you've done this, stick to it. If you find out that the work/life balance at your interviewee's organization is non-existent, you might as well ask them if they'd be willing to introduce you to contacts at other organizations with a different balance."
An important thing to remember – be genuinely curious. Ask questions that you really want to know the answer to (the more open-ended the better). Your interviewee will be able to tell if you're simply sniffing around for a job, so be real. This shouldn't feel like a means to an end.
Jacob notes,
"There's a difference between wanting to get a job and wanting to do the work. I feel vastly better (and am more likely to help) a candidate who says "here's the kind of work I want to do and why – can you tell me more about your organization?" than one who says "I really want to work for your company."
If you want to open up your conversation to more parts of the organization, a perfectly appropriate question to ask is, "Is there anybody else here who might be good to talk to, based on what we discussed today?"
Offer to help.
At the close of the interview, you should be prepared to offer your help in a concrete way. Do this as part of thanking your interviewee, without any expectation of an immediate return. Whether it's advice on a particular subject or a connection you could make for them, you should always be prepared with a sincere offer of some kind (after all, they've just done you a solid!)
This serves as a no-pressure opening for your interviewee to bring up any contracting opportunities or open positions. But remember – this is a bonus. If job opportunities don't come up, you can still walk away having made a wonderful connection.
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How can you get started? A quick search for your dream job on BrightCrowd will turn up people who are happy to chat with you, because that's what BrightCrowd is all about!


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The University of Virginia Health System is notifying a little less than 2,000 patients know that there information may have been exposed by an unauthorized third party. UVA Health System is just finding out about this breach after it has happened several years later. The exact count of people that were affected is 1,882 people, all being patients. These patients data may have been involved but it is not clear. The type of patient information that they would have had access to was names, diagnoses, treatment information, dates of birth, and addresses. Lucky for the patients their social security numbers and financial information were not viewable by the computer that was infected. In response to the breach UVA Health System reported the breach to authorities on December 23, 2017. The person who was behind the attack was arrested and it does not seem like any of the information was used maliciously.
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The new moon just passed and no matter how many years I do this, it always is astonishing how my life coincides with the moon's feminine truth. Of course, it's important to intend new beginnings as well as feeling good about how things end. There will always be contradictions and challenges in between. Over a year ago, my partner of 30 years, applied for a position to live in South America for a few months. His desire was ongoing over 10 years having applied before and failed. Our family motto is never, ever, ever give up!
Here we are with new intentions, in a new land, learning many new things, and developing new resiliencies. I am so grateful!


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The Hackney Carnival is one of East London's stand-out events, jam-packed with a fantastic variety of costumes that brighten up the borough of Hackney, hosting Sound Systems, Live music, Children's Zones, Food and cultural stalls, procession and Judging Point.
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Totally different Approaches to Deal with Canine Allergic reactions
One drawback that may come up is that your veterinarian might not at all times be out there to answer questions. For example, your dog or cat is perhaps exhibiting strange habits on the weekends or may appear to be feeling ailing in the evening. If this occurs, then your vet's workplace may be closed. When you could have an emergency scenario during off hours and also you want veterinarian questions answered or veterinary care administered immediately, then visiting an animal hospital could also be your most suitable option. Remember, nonetheless, that the prices for visiting an animal hospital in an emergency situation may be very excessive.
It's here the place pet owners can choose and buy products from quite a lot of sturdy types together with leather-based leads, collars having matching collars as well as retractable leashes. All these equipment are made with thick and sturdy materials that not only appears to be like good on canines but in addition ensures lifetime safety.
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#thebooksthatshapedme - The Untethered Soul
I've seen people raving about this book for ages now, and it had been sitting on my book shelf ever since I'd listened to Oprah interview Singer on her Super Soul Sessions podcast (you can watch it on YouTube here if you've not seen/heard it before).
I had high expectations for this book. Every time I shared it was the book club choice on social media, I'd get loads of messages from people telling me it had changed their life. As I turned the first few pages I expected to be immediately wowed. I wanted to love this book as much, if not more, than others I've read before.
But honestly? That wasn't my experience.
I found it difficult to read. Not because I didn't like it, but because it felt like there was just so much information, so many concepts to absorb. It didn't feel light and fun at all – it was far to deep and heavy for that! I needed to read this one slowly, to take my time to let the words sink in. Allow myself space to absorb the concepts the book explores.
This book kicked my ar*e.
My ego resisted everything. It took me a little while to realise that was what was happening, and once I did a lot of the initial resistance subsided. My soul stepped forward and really started to take on the messages. Not all of them, mind you! There's far too many in this book to just read it once and think you've got it all! This is a book you need to keep coming back to over the years, it feels a bit like a text book, with so much information that nobody would expect you to know everything from it!
If you know anything about my story and spiritual journey so far, you'll know that finding myself, getting in touch with who I really am and where I should be going, has been a big thing for me, and I'm so lucky to be able to say the work I've done has enabled me to get there, for the most part. This book is all about that – connecting with the truth of who you are, more than just this human body, but pure consciousness. It reminded me of several other books, authors and speakers in places, which helped solidify my understanding and made my soul shout yes!
Part 1 - Awakening Consciousness
The first part of the book talks about noticing the voice in your head and stepping back and viewing it objectively:
"There is nothing more important to true growth than realising that you are not the voice of the mind - you are the ones who hear it"
It says that the internal narration of the world we're seeing and experiencing helps us to internalise it, make sense of it and allow us to consider what comes next. It says that once we start realising that the voice isn't actually us, we will find a new freedom. This part felt very familiar to me, and reminded me of Eckhart Tolle's book "The Power of Now" which talks about witnessing the voice, noticing it, accepting its not the real you. It can't be, or how could the conversation be happening?
"There are two distinct aspects of your inner being. The first is you, the awareness, the witness, the centre of your wilful intentions; and the other is that which you watch. The problem is, the part that you watch never shuts up. If you could get rid of that part, even for a moment, the peace and serenity would be the nicest vacation you've ever had."
Lots of spiritual writers talk about this, this idea that the ego needs to be witnessed, silenced, somehow killed off for us to feel at peace. I can hear Russel Brand or Jim Carey talking about this very thing, about how everything is basically an illusion and living in the moment is what matters.
In the lucid self chapter, it talks about being awake/conscious being like lucid dreaming where you know you're dreaming and have control over it. It made me think of those Jim Carey videos where people thought he'd gone crazy, talking about everything being an illusion and how "Jim" wasn't real - he'd allowed his soul self to take the lead. He knew everything was a dream. I have to say, I'm not in that space myself, still too tied to this life I think! I get the concept but I don't fully feel it yet. Wonder if I'll ever?! Does it even really matter? Most people don't get to that space do they? We're here for a human experience aren't we? So participating in it fully is surely important?
"Once you become conscious of consciousness itself, you attain a totally different state. You are now aware of who you are. You have become an awakened being......That is spirituality. That is the nature of self. That is who you are."
Part 2 - Experiencing Energy
This part talks about the energy it takes to focus on a thought, ignore a thought, push emotions to one side. I think this is accepted knowledge nowadays, it's one reason for the fatigue that mental health issues can cause (there are many more of course)
"Have you ever noticed that when you are mentally and emotionally drained, food doesn't help that much? Conversely, if you look at the times in your life when you were in love, or excited or inspired by something, you were so filled with energy that you didn't even want to eat......there is a source of energy you can draw upon from the inside...distinct from the outer energy source."
Singer encourages us to keep our chakras, especially our heart, open.
"It's your choice. You can either close because you don't like what happened, or you can keep feeling love and enthusiasm by not closing. As long as you are defining what you like and what you don't like, you will open and close. You are actually defining your limits. You are allowing your mind to create triggers that open and close you. Let go of that. Dare to be different. Enjoy all of life."
Being awakened, living in the now, is about seeing everything, being aware of everything, letting the moment make an impression then letting it go as it passes through you.
This is easier said than done sometimes. Sometimes the impression isn't a good one, so we block it. Hold onto it in our bodies. It's trapped energy. Then you spend ages thinking about it in an attempt to process the event. It reminds me of stuff I've read which says illness is caused by stuck emotions, but I'm really not comfortable with the concept - why would anyone choose to bring ill health on themselves? It feels like it attributes blame. Maybe my resistance to it is because that's what's happened to me and I don't want to admit responsibility- or maybe it's just a concept I don't agree with and that's ok!
Part 3 - Freeing Yourself
"You can do one of two things with fear: you can recognise that you have it and work to release it, or you can keep it and try to hide from it." I do a lot of the latter I think! I'm sure most people do!
Fear is a distraction; it means our consciousness will focus on that, instead of the living in the moment and having awareness. We won't consciously choose that, but it will inevitably happen from time to time. It describes holding onto this stuff as falling, and by letting go from the start we will rise.
"How do you free yourself? In the deepest sense, you free yourself by finding yourself. You are not the pain you feel, nor are you the part that periodically stresses out. None of these disturbances have anything to do with you. You are the one who notices these things. Because your consciousness is separate and aware of these things, you can free yourself."
Feel the feeling, acknowledge it, then let it go. You have to decide to be happy, to enjoy life.
"This path of letting go allows you to free your energies so that you can free yourself. Right in the midst of your daily life, by untethering yourself from the bondage of your psyche, you actually have the ability to steal freedom for your soul. This freedom is so great it has been given a special name - liberation."
This is exactly what I did - for YEARS: "If you do not want to deal with the pain at its core, then what you do to avoid it had better work. If you are hiding yourself in a busy social life, then anything anyone does that challenges your self esteem, such as not inviting you to an event, will cause you to feel the pain."
Reading this part about the layers we create to protect ourselves resonates so deeply. I feel tears rising inside me as I let things go.
Part 4 - Going Beyond
I loved the story in this part of the book; of an amazing house in beautiful countryside as an allegory for consciousness, keeping ourselves hidden, unable to comprehend the glorious light that's there if we're willing to take the leap through the darkness. It resonates big time for me!
"When you constantly go beyond yourself, there are no more limitations. There are no more boundaries"
Your comfort zone is like being trapped in a small cage. Push the door - get out and explore!
This section also talks about the various fronts we put on - who we are at work isn't who we are at home or with friends. The real self is even further hidden behind all the various facades and its time for us to let those go.
"You will see that you're literally taking all your memories, pulling them together in an orderly fashion, and saying that's who you are. But you are not the events; you're the one who experienced the events. How can you define yourself as the things that happened to you?"
Part 5 - Living Life
The final section of the book discusses how we can bring this understanding into our real lives. It talks about the importance of choosing to be happy. To be happy and have fun no matter what, and not let life's problems take that away from you.
"Now, when we face today's events, we are neither prepared to receive them, nor capable of digesting them. This is because we're still struggling with the last set of energies. Over time, the energies can build up to the point that a person becomes so blocked that they either blow up or shut down completely."
If we stop resisting the past we can let those energies leave us, and this leads to no stress and a more balanced energy. The when something new happens, the first step is to accept it's happening. Don't resist it. Relax, release, surrender. I wrote a blog post about surrendering, which you can read HERE.
The final pages of the book talk about living life to the fullest, without holding grudges, attaining balance.
"Find the balance in the centre and you will live in harmony"
Singer ends talking about God and how once we get past all the religious doctrine and all our imagined issues, we become one with God. It reminds me of lessons from A Course in Miracles.
There's no judgemental god, just a loving god. Love is all there is!
Have you read The Untethered Soul? What did you think? Did you love it? Or did you get tonnes of resistance too?
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I wanted to share a little more with you about how we got from point A to point B in OUR KITCHEN and the resources that help us get there. I thought sharing it on Transformation Tuesday was appropriate since this was a major transformation.
I hate to show you the before picture again, but here is where we started (cringe):
that the Glidden Gripper Primer is like glue, so I gave it a try. And he was right! That primer bonded to the paneling and the cupboards perfectly. I then coated everything with Behr Interior Paint in Semi-Gloss Finish in Ultra Pure White. Yep. I didn't even get any color added to it. I wanted a super bright white for this space and that's exactly what we got.
Once the LAGAN Beech butcher block countertop (purchased from IKEA) was installed next to the stove, the hubby got to work building a cubby space underneath it to hold cookbooks:
There you have it. The evolution of our kitchen. It's taken almost a year to complete, but we think it was worth the time and effort. Don't you?
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Holiday Happiness or enough already?
Any trainer worth her weight in dog hair will tell you that recognizing your dog's stress signals is critical to insuring that it is not overwhelmed by current events. I have written columns about recognizing the most common stress signals,* but the question today is: What are some of the most common holiday situations that can drive even the most easy going of dogs to dismay and distraction?**
Colleen Pelar, trainer and author (Living with Kids and Dogs, Puppy Training for Kids), describes doggie stress*** as part of a continuum of behavior:
Nobody is happy all the time. We each have our good moments and our bad moments. It's important to remember that dogs do too. Rather than look at dog behavior as simply aggressive or nonaggressive, it's far better to see it as a continuum ranging from Enjoyment to Tolerance to Enough Already (and back again).
The critical thing to remember is: when our dogs move from enjoyment to tolerance, they are asking for help. It is our obligation to help them get back to enjoying the happenings so that they do not have to take the situation into their own paws and say, "Enough! I have had enough already!!"
Her enlightening photo gallery of dogs and kids presents situations that most people do not recognize as trying for their dogs. The holidays provide many such stressful opportunities. I encourage everyone to ask: How many times do I put my dog into a position where he is uncomfortable and simply tolerating the situation?
One common stressful scenario is staged photo shoots. Everyone wants the photo of the children and the dog all snuggly and happy for the holidays. Look at image #21 of 32 in Colleen's gallery. This attempt at making the dog part of the photo op results in a dog who is not happy, but only tolerating the situation. A great example of how quickly a dog can move from comfortable to tolerant is the sequence of #24-25. In 24, the dog is happy to be with his children because he has sufficient space around his head. But in #25, the children have turned towards him and are crowding his head. He has moved to tolerance.
Think carefully about how you arrange the family photos. If your dog goes from open mouthed to close mouthed, wiggly to barely moving, looking at you to avoiding eye contact, he is telling you that this is not comfortable for him. Your best bet is to give him more space, especially around his head and face. Also give him several tasty treats throughout the photo session and have someone dedicated to be his private treat dispenser so that he has one person to focus on. If there are loud children, sudden movements, or other distractions that un-nerve your dog, give him a treat every time a kid shouts, runs, or otherwise acts in an erratic fashion.
Another situation that can stress a dog is Christmas morning, when we plunge "into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice." (Gene Shepherd, A Christmas Story). The opening of presents, the piles of paper, ribbons, and box tops, the squeals of delight and the wanton disregard for the normal canine routine can unsettle your dog. To help Rover better cope with the chaos, make sure he gets outside first thing, and is given a tasty stuffed Kong to work on while the presents are opened. Make the Kong the night (or two) before and freeze it so it is readily available and long lasting. I have several stuffed Kongs at the ready so my guys have something to do besides helping the grandkids open their treasure trove.
A third situation to keep in mind is the constant stream of people who the dog sees but once or twice a year. Many dogs revel in the flow of humanity through their abode, but for others, this is the height of stress and anxiety. In my blog Make Your Holidays Merrier I suggest two strategies for your dog to meet and greet guests:
Tip #3: Manage your meet and greets! Two strategies can be employed here:
1 Fido meets people as they come in, then retires to happy spot; or
2 Have Fido outside or in a crate. Then when your guests are settled, Fido comes out for a meet and greet, goes potty, and then settles down with a tasty kong.
And remember: your dog doesn't have to meet everyone who comes to the house. If Fifi feels overwhelmed, put her in her happy place and let her choose when to re-join the festivities. That way, everyone's Christmas is merry and bright.
*For my past posts on stress signals see: "Yelp Me!"; "Beware of Cement Pigs!"; "Puppy Wiggles"
**To help your dog manage the holidays see: "Make Your Holidays Merrier!" http://www.livingwithkidsanddogs.com/photos.html
***Check out Colleen's stress signal list at: http://www.livingwithkidsanddogs.com/stress.html.
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Laura Sommers says:
Wow! The photo gallery (with the comments) is really enlightening. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the photos.
Julie Smith says:
I agree! Colleen does a great job of showing exactly what the behavior continuum looks like.
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How to charge premium rates
If you haven't already done so, go back and read about basic pricing before diving in here. This is some next-level stuff…
Okay, so you want to charge more than $100 an hour for your time? Good, you probably should. Here's why:
- Your professional and life experiences are priceless! You've likely spent years gathering expertise in a particular niche or industry. That knowledge was hard fought and valuable. In my case, many clients are drawn to my first-hand knowledge of how major corporations make branding decisions, or how to succeed as a content creator online. My background experience is unique. It's valuable.
- A higher price makes you feel more valuable to customers. Notice I said, "feel." People don't buy things rationally. They buy with emotion. The perceived value of what you're offering is much greater when it costs more. In a sea of competitors, if you're charging more, it sends a signal to the buyer that you're somehow better.
- Premium price = premium clients. Note: This is not true across the board. I work with many clients pro-bono or at a discounted rate and they are amazing, amazing to work with. But by and large, if you are the cheapest option around, you're going to attract the bargain shoppers who don't see your full value and won't likely be your ideal customer anyway. A lot of businesses who tried using Groupon to attract new customers swear they'll never do another deal because these bargain shoppers have no brand loyalty, and many are, well, a pain in the ass.
- High paying clients are more likely to succeed. When they have made a significant investment to work with you, they're more likely to push themselves, find success, and rave about you later. This is exactly why people sign up for expensive gym memberships, right? 😜
Just to reiterate: You should be charging premium rates. The only reason you're not is because you're afraid and you haven't convinced yourself that you're worth it. Here's a little exercise you can do on your own to get over it.
I want you to list the benefits people will get from working with you. These benefits can be physical, professional, mental, or social.
An example:
Graphic Designer: my clients appear more professional, get better leads, attract more email subscribers, grow their social networks, increase their revenue, feel a sense of pride handing their business cards out at networking events, are confident while presenting a slideshow to an investor, and they will make more money.
After listing out these benefits, you'll start to see what a client is actually buying.
Another way of doing this is to think about the negative — what would it cost my client NOT to hire me? They'd spend another year at a job they hate, have less time with their children, dip into their retirement, and miss out on high paying clients of their own…
To put this into practice, think of a service that you currently provide, or would like to provide. Again, list out the specific benefits someone will get if they buy this from you. This is exactly how you should market your service on your website! Alongside your offer of a 60-minute coaching call, write a detailed description of how your clients will feel afterward, what this session might solve for them, and answer any lingering questions they may have. You can see how I've done this for myself, here.
Again, there is not an exact science to this, and you need to understand that at the end of the day, the market will determine your rate. If no one is buying from you, you haven't effectively conveyed your value— and the market is telling you your price is too high.
If you're curious about my premium rates, go ahead, take a peek. I'm not shy! You may notice that I offer a lot more than hourly sessions and there's a good reason why. After an initial session, I try to move on-going clients to differentiated packages. Why?
- Hourly rates make you a commodity
- Hourly rates feel more expensive than a package deal
- Trading dollars per hour will limit your earning potential significantly (i.e., keep you poor)
Want to talk about how to price your specific offering or the weird science behind creating packages? Shoot me an email (it's free, I promise 😉).
Until next time.


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Debbie Dingle is reeling since she found out about her court date for her trial over the acid attack.
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Meanwhile, Bob Hope faces a troubled future after Laurel Thomas dumped him and shoved him out of their home.
He slept at The Woolpack the day before, but will he find someone else to support him?
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As part of our lead up to Bloom 2017, Yogalife Studios' blog will be featuring posts about all things Bloom. Bloom reads (books), Bloom listen (music), and Bloom yoga. Keep an eye for these posts as they will be coming up right away!
Danielle Laporte: Raw, real, spiritual and best of all, Canadian.
Danielle is a celebrated author, inspirational speaker, successful blogger and entrepreneur with a voice that is palatable for those actively seeking a base in spirituality, and spiritual skeptics like myself. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't totally un-spiritual; White Hot Truth wasn't my first delve into the world of spiritual self-help. My mother was an avid follower of the Oprah book club after all. But I always approached these types of books with a bit of trepidation – how can I relate to people who spend significant portions of their lives talking to shamans, monks, spiritual leaders both famous and unheard of. A few chapters into Danielle's latest installment eased those paranoia's almost instantly. It also gets me excited for her visit to our city when Bloom rolls around!
First, let's establish the facts. Danielle says it herself in this book, that she is not necessarily giving advice on what you (the reader) should do to fix your life – she is merely documenting her experiences with spiritual practices and self-help culture, and her journey through the messier times in her life with the hope that we can relate and apply whatever we can to our own circumstances.
One of the most relatable themes in this book was the idea of spiritual selectivity both within ourselves and within others.
Simply, is what we're doing to ourselves, and what we're adopting from others truly serving us or are we being sucked into a New Age vortex of spiritual trends, or as Danielle puts it "spiritual glamour"? Do we help others by truly listening to their issues and provide real support, or do we simply judge those individuals and throw new age jargon their way thinking it's helping, when actually it's seizing an opportunity to demonstrate spiritual superiority?
Much like Danielle says in "White Hot Truth" sometimes when we're going through the rough stuff in our life, we would rather someone say "that really does suck. I'm here if you need" as opposed to throwing a cliché statement like "hardship is but a creation of our mind, so just change the way you think".
At what point are we using our self-help knowledge to empower others, and when are we actually just being a "New Age Douche" (Danielle's words, not mine).
This is just one of the themes explored in the books, but one that resonated with me personally. Other stand out chapters are understanding how to set boundaries, knowing when we are losing our power, working towards true self love, and knowing when self criticism is productive versus destructive.
As part of our Bloom prep, give Danielle Laporte's latest book a read. It's an engaging, raw and real take on the culture around spiritual self help, and how to navigate through our world and find what works to empower us.


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On Saturday a group of Port Nicholson Rotarians along with some from of the Interact Club collected for Dementia at New World
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Last week Port Nicholson Rotary hosted a very special event to recognise the achievements of three Goal Setters, Sean Ainsworth, Nathan Russell and Hineana Tihore. We heard their difficult and inspiring journey's from each of them. We are confident that our future is in good hands as they continued to achieve and succeed to make a difference in the world. The award ceremony and breakfast was held at the beautiful marae at Te Papa and the awards were presented by Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The awardees each received $3,5000 thanks to our generous sponsors.
Project Complete! We recently supplied and delivered a whole house with all the necessary equipment for a refugee family to move straight into. What a great result! Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Joy and Bev went to see to see pupils from Kahurangi School playing floorball after school at the ASB Stadium this week. They met with the Principal and a reporter to acknowledge our contribution towards pupils participating in a range of sports. Principal Kyran was extremely grateful.The $3,000 (50% RCPN and 50% District grant) is having a positive impact on the children. They have 90 children playing now, with 60 of those children able to play this spring/summer season solely because of our contribution. The Bev, Joy and the Floorball team featured in the Cook Strait News this week.
Are you a tertiary student studying in Wellington? You may be eligible to apply for our Goal Setters Award with $3500 given to each winner. Click here for more information.
A significant number of our members, partners and Friends partnered with the Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves on Sunday 10 June 2018 to improve Wellington's backyard for walks and our native birds. We planted 500 trees in two hours comfortably achieving our goal of planting a tree for every Rotarian. Thank you everyone for your help!
Congratulations to our Goal Setter Awardees for 2018. On Friday 16 March, Mayor Justin Lester presented the awards to Nadia Cooper, Brooke Leota and Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith. It was a wonder celebration of goal setting and achievement. These three young people have all dealt with significant challenges while achieving amazing things and helping others. We look forward to seeing them progress in their chosen careers and we know they will be valuable contributors to our communities.
On Tuesday 27 February and Wednesday 28 February our Rotarians are at New Wold Thorndon collecting for Emergency Response Kits and other aid to be sent to Tonga in the wake of the devastation caused by cyclone Gita.
Here are a bunch of happy Port Nicholson members and partners clearing paths and steps up in the Discovery Area of Zealandia on Saturday morning; and afterwards enjoying a well-deserved cup of coffee! Thanks to all - it was fun as well as rewarding.


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[Diary entry] Skiing and tracking
I guess we haven't seen any lynx related dev's diary entries here at the new forums. The old forums surely had some. So, how about a little picture story from the real world adventures of unreal world developer - with a lynx involved.
I went skiing the other day, and the ski trip then turned into a tracking exercise. Soon after entering the forest I spotted some lynx tracks, but our paths then departed as I went about my own trails.
Later, when returning home, strange curly tracks caught my attention - and sparkled my tracking instinct. I guessed that this might be the same lynx now dragging its kill, and had to confirm the theory.
I scouted the area, found lots of hare tracks, and then the lynx tracks which eventually turned into sneaking tracks as it approached the location.
The hare's last dance with the lynx went to many directions until finally the place where it ended was found, with some hair and (not too old) bloodscape.
There, the lynx had dragged its kill to a more peaceful location for eating it. That was some twenty meters away, among thick young spruce trees. Not much was left of the hare, but a few hairy bits on the snow.
Afterwards, I had to search for my backpack for half an hour as I had left it somewhere on the snow in excitement. I enjoyed the day and I hope you enjoyed this first, but hopefully not the last lynx related diary entry at these new forums.
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