Python Basic to Advanced Course Syllabus

• Getting Started

  • Setting Up your programming environment
  • Python on different operating systems
  • Troubleshooting installation issues
  • Running Python programs from a terminal

• Variables and simple data types

  • Writing our first programme in python
    • Print Hello World
  • What really happens when you run hello_world.py
  • Data types in python
    • Integer
    • Float
    • String
    • Boolean
    • Complex
    • Sequenced data
      • List
      • Tuple
      • Set
    • Mapped Data
      • Dictionary
  • Variables
    • Variable naming rules
    • Avoiding name errors when using variables
    • Try it by yourself
    • Operators
      • +, -, *, /
      • **, //, %
      • ^

• User input

  • How the input() function works
    • Writing Clear Prompts
    • Using int() to Accept Numerical Input
    • Using eval()

• Strings

  • Defining String
  • Overcoming Errors
  • Combining or Concatenating strings
  • Adding whitespace to strings with tabs or newlines
  • “\n”, “\t”
  • length of string
  • String slicing
  • String methods
    • Changing Case
      • upper
      • lower
      • capitalize
      • title
    • Striping Whitespace or any value
      • rstrip(), lstrip(), strip()
    • Modify
      • replace
      • center
    • Check values
      • count
      • ends with
      • starts with
      • find
      • index
      • is alphanumeric
      • is alphabet
      • is digit
    • Checking cases
      • is lower
      • is upper
      • is title

• Numbers

  • Integer Operations
  • Float Operations
  • Avoiding Type errors with str() function

• Something more

  • fstring
  • Comments
  • Type casting
  • Print
    • sep
    • end
  • The Zen of python
  • Mini Project
    • Temperature
    • BMI
    • Quadric
    • Currency

• If Statements

  • A simple example
  • Conditional Tests
    • Checking for Equality
    • Ignoring Case When Checking for Equality
    • Checking for Inequality
    • Numerical Comparisons
    • Checking Multiple Conditions
      • Using and to Check Multiple Conditions
      • Using or to Check Multiple Conditions
    • Checking Whether a Value Is in a List
    • Checking Whether a Value Is Not in a List
    • Boolean Expressions
  • If statements
    • Simple if Statements
    • if-else Statements
    • The if-elif-else Chain
    • Using Multiple elif Blocks
    • Omitting the else Block
    • Testing Multiple Conditions
  • Styling your if statements
  • Mini Project
    • Coin Flip (random module)
    • Grade
    • Calculator
    • Wisher (time module)

• Match Cases

  • Simple example
  • Default case
  • Default case with if
  • Mini Project
    • Calculator

• Introducing Lists

  • What is a list?
    • Accessing elements in a list
    • Index position
    • Using Individual values from a list
  • Changing adding, and removing elements
    • Modifying elements in a list
    • Adding elements to a list
      • appending Elements to the End of a List (append)
      • Inserting Elements into a List (insert)
    • Extending list
    • Removing elements from a list
      • removing an Item Using the del Statement
      • removing an Item Using the pop() Method
      • Popping Items from any Position in a List
      • removing an Item by Value
  • Check for values
    • index
    • count
  • Organizing a list
    • Sorting a List Permanently with the sort() Method
    • Sorting a List Temporarily with the sorted() Function
    • Printing a List in Reverse Order
    • Finding the Length of a List
    • Avoiding Index Errors When Working with Lists

• Working with Lists

  • Working with part of a List
    • Slicing a List
    • Copying a List
    • String as a list
  • Using if statements with lists
    • Checking for Special Items
    • Checking That a List Is Not Empty
      • If (list)
    • Using Multiple Lists
  • Styling your code
    • The Style Guide
    • Indentation
    • Line Length
    • Blank Lines
    • Other Style Guidelines
    • Try by yourself (https://python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)

• Tuples

  • Defining a Tuple
  • Looping Through All Values in a Tuple
  • Writing over a Tuple
  • Operations on tuple

• For loop

  • Simple for loop
  • For loop with string
  • For loop with list
    • Looping through the entire list
      • A Closer Look at Looping
      • Doing More Work Within a for Loop
    • Avoiding Indentation Errors
      • Forgetting to Indent
      • Forgetting to Indent Additional Lines
      • Indenting Unnecessarily
      • Indenting Unnecessarily After the Loop
      • Forgetting the Colon
    • Making Numerical Lists
      • Using the range() Function
      • Using range() to Make a List of Numbers
      • Simple Statistics with a List of Numbers
      • List Comprehensions
    • Enumerate
  • Mini project
    • Magic Balls

• While loops

  • Introducing while loops
    • The while Loop in Action
    • Letting the User Choose When to Quit
    • Using a Flag
    • Using break to Exit a Loop
    • Using continue in a Loop
    • Avoiding Infinite Loops
  • Using a while
    • Moving Items from One List to Another
  • Mini Project
    • Rock, Paper, Scissor

• Dictionaries

  • A simple dictionary
  • Working with Dictionaries
    • Accessing Values in a Dictionary
    • Adding New Key-Value Pairs
    • Starting with an Empty Dictionary
    • Modifying Values in a Dictionary
    • Removing Key-Value Pairs
    • A Dictionary of Similar Objects
  • Looping through a Dictionary
    • Looping Through All Key-Value Pairs
    • Looping Through All the Keys in a Dictionary
    • Looping Through a Dictionary’s Keys in Order
    • Looping Through All Values in a Dictionary
  • Nesting
    • A List of Dictionaries
    • A List in a Dictionary
    • A Dictionary in a Dictionary
  • Using a while
    • Filling a Dictionary with User Input
  • Mini project
    • KBC

• Functions

  • Defining a function
    • Passing Information to a Function
    • Arguments and Parameters
  • Passing arguments
    • Positional Arguments
      • Multiple Function Calls
      • Order Matters in Positional arguments
    • Keyword Arguments
    • Default Values
    • Equivalent Function Calls
    • Avoiding Argument Errors
  • Return values
    • Returning a Simple Value
    • Returning a Simple Value
    • Returning a Dictionary
    • Using a Function with a while Loop
  • Passing a List
    • Modifying a List in a Function
    • Preventing a Function from Modifying a List
  • Passing an Arbitrary number with arguments
    • Mixing Positional and Arbitrary Arguments
    • Mixing Positional and Arbitrary Arguments
  • Storing Your functions in modules
    • Importing an Entire Module
    • Importing Specific Functions
    • Using as to Give a Function an Alias
    • Using as to Give a Module an Alias
    • Using as to Give a Module an Alias
  • Doc string
  • Styling functions

• Classes

  • Creating and using a class
    • Creating the Dog Class
      • The __init__() Method
    • Making an Instance from a Class
      • Accessing attributes
      • Calling Methods
      • Creating Multiple Instances
  • Working with classes and instances
    • The Car Class
    • Setting a Default Value for an Attribute
    • Modifying Attribute Values
      • Modifying an attribute’s Value Directly
      • Modifying an attribute’s Value through a Method
      • Incrementing an attribute’s Value through a Method
  • Inheritance
    • The init() Method for a Child Class
    • Defining Attributes and Methods for the Child Class
    • Overriding Methods from the Parent Class
    • Instances as Attributes
    • Modelling Real-World Objects
  • Importing Classes
    • Importing a Single Class
    • Storing Multiple Classes in a Module
    • Importing Multiple Classes from a Module
    • Importing an Entire Module
    • Importing All Classes from a Module
    • Importing a Module into a Module
    • Finding Your Own Workflow
  • The Python Standard Library
  • Styling Classes

• Files and Exceptions

  • Reading from a file
    • Reading an Entire File
    • File Paths
    • Reading Line by Line
    • Making a List of Lines from a File
    • Working with a File’s Contents
    • Large Files: One Million Digits
    • Is Your Birthday Contained in Pi?
  • Writing to a file
    • Writing to an Empty File
    • Writing Multiple Lines
    • Appending to a File
  • Exceptions
    • Handling the ZeroDivisionError Exception
    • Using try-except Blocks
    • Using Exceptions to Prevent Crashes
    • The else Block
    • Handling the FileNotFoundError Exception
    • Analyzing Text
    • Working with Multiple Files
    • Failing Silently
    • Deciding Which Errors to Report
  • Storing Data
    • Using json.dump() and json.load()
    • Saving and Reading User-Generated Data
    • Refactoring

• Testing Your Code

  • Testing a Function
    • Unit Tests and Test Cases
    • A Passing Test
    • A Failing Test
    • Responding to a Failed Test
    • Adding New Tests
  • Testing a class
    • A Variety of Assert Methods
    • A Class to Test
    • Testing the AnonymousSurvey Class
    • The setUp() Method

• Jarvis- The AI

• Flappy Bird Game

• Data Visualization