Certificate in Python Programming (ICCE/0123)

Course syllabus 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