Python_RTU_08_20

Python course for adult self starters

Syllabus

Python and Programming

Getting Help

Basic Data Types

Arithmetic

Strings

Branching / Loops

• If / else
• while
• for in

Data Structures

• Lists
• Dictionaries
• Sets
• Tuples

Classes, OOP

Libraries

• Standard
• Important External Libraries

Structuring Larger Projects

Installer

Example syllabus

from: https://edube.org/learn/programming-essentials-in-python-tests/lab/8a7a26d6-0392-11e9-ac91-02426ea0318a

Module 1 - Introduction to Python and Computer Programming

Python - a tool, not a reptile There is more than one Python Let's start our Python adventure

Module 2 - Data Types, Variables, Basic Input-Output Operations, Basic Operators

Your first program Python literals Operators - data manipulation tools Variables - data-shaped boxes How to talk to computer?

Module 3 - Boolean Values, Conditional Execution, Loops, Lists and List Processing, Logical and Bitwise Operations

Making decisions in Python Python's loops Logic and bit operations in Python Lists - collections of data Sorting simple lists - the bubble sort algorithm Lists - some more details Lists in advanced applications

Module 4 - Functions, Tuples, Dictionaries, and Data Processing

Writing functions in Python How functions communicate with their environment? Returning a result from a function Scopes in Python Let's make some fun... sorry, functions Tuples and dictionaries

Module 5 - Modules, Packages, String and List Methods, and Exceptions

Using modules Some useful modules What is package? Errors - the programmer's daily bread The anatomy of exception Some of the most useful exceptions Characters and strings vs. computers Python's nature of strings String methods Strings in action Four simple programs

Module 6 - The Object-Oriented Approach: Classes, Methods, Objects, and the Standard Objective Features; Exception Handling, and Working with Files

• Basic concepts of object programming
• A short journey from procedural to object approach Properties Methods Inheritance - one of object programming foundations Exceptions once again Generators and closures Processing files Working with real files

Updated for 2023