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'''Python commands'''
 
* quit()  or  ctrl + Z  or exit() -ends Python on Windows.
* quit()  or  ctrl + D -Tells "End Of File" to Python on Mac and GNU/Linux.
* quit()  or  ctrl + C -Kills Python process on Mac and GNU/Linux.

'''Conditional Steps, repeated steps, loop'''

''' Conditional Steps - if ... elif .. else'''
<source lang="python">
if (expression):
   (command)
elif (expression):
   (command)
else:
   (command)
</source>

'''Conditional Steps (Multi elif) - if ... elif .. else'''
<source lang="python">
if x < 0:
   x = 0
   print 'negative changed to zero'
elif x == 0:
   print 'zero'
elif x == 1:
   print 'single'
elif x == 2:
   print 'double'
else:
   print 'more'
</source>

'''Repeated steps - while'''
<source lang="python">
    while i < 6:
        print "At the top i is %d" % i
</source>
'''Loop - for'''
<source lang="python">
    for (y) in (x):
        (command)
</source>

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