Getting familiar with Python as a JavaScript programmer

Hello JavaScript programmers let’s become a python programmer within the next 30 minute (Not really) :)

1. First Program in Python :

print("Hello World")

As in JavaScript we use console.log() function to print anything on terminal/console in python we have to use print() function .

2. Variable in Python:

name = "shadin"
print(name)

like javaScript we don’t need to write data type to declare a variable , but unlike javaScript there is no special keyword to define a variable , just define a name , that’s it…

3. Concatenation in Python:

firtsName = "Solaiman"
lastName = "Shadin"
fullName = firstName + lastName
print(fullName) //solaiman Shadin

like javascript python also is + to concat string

4. String Formatting :

okay if you are familiar with C ,you will find some familiarity ,Python uses C-style string formatting to create new, formatted strings. The “%” operator is used to format a set of variables enclosed in a “tuple” (a fixed size list), together with a format string, which contains normal text together with “argument specifiers”, special symbols like “%s” and “%d”.

firtsName = "Solaiman"
lastName = "Shadin"
print("my name is %s %s" , % (firstName, firstName) )

5 . List in Python :

Lists are very similar to arrays of javaScript

names = ['shadin', 'mazlan', 'mamun']
print(names[0])

6 . Conditional Statement in Python :

if age => 18:
    print("You can vote")
else:
   print("Sorry, you can't)

in python in any kind of code block, python used indentation tab/4space instead of curry braces .

Bonus : one thing you have to keep in mind in python , lowercase boolean (true/false) is not valid , in python boolean will be capitalized (True/False)

7. for loop in ython :

names = ['shadin', 'sahin', 'mazlan', 'mamun']
for name in names
    print(name)

As you used for in loop of javascript to traverse an array , here in python there is also a for in loop available, so we can use it to traverse a python list .

8. While loop in python:

count = 0
while count<5:
    print(count)
    count += 1

Note : we can’t use increment/decrement operator in python insend we used addition and assignment operation .

9. Define function in Python :

def my_function():
    print("Hello From My Function!")

As you already familiar with Python’s block syntax , just you have to remember your ES5 regular function and just instead of function keyword replace by def keyword that’s it you are good to go …

10 . Dictionaries in Python :

Okay you can match your most familiar JavaScript object to Python Dictionary . It’s key value pair like JS object :

person = {
    firstName : "Solaiman",
    lastName : "Shadin",
    profession : "Web developer"
}
print(person[firstName])

You can get property value by square bucket notation