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Variables Numeric expressions Strings Booleans Conditional statements for loops while loops Functions

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Input validation Exceptions Assertions Decomposition Pure functions Linear search Binary search Recursion

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Command-line arguments

Learn Command-line arguments in Intro to Programming with a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Intermediate

intro-programming-027.py

python

import sys
name=sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv)>1 else 'guest'
print('hello',name)

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Command-line arguments Mastery Check →

Writing JSON files