Certified Python Developer

TABLE OF CONTENT

Python Introduction

• Introduction to Python
• Features of Python
• Why not Perl?
• Why not Ruby?
• What Programmers Say
• Quiz - Python Introduction

Python Installation

• For GNU/Linux and BSD users
• For Windows Users
• DOS Prompt
• For Mac OS X Users
• Quiz - Python Installation

Python First Steps

• Python Introduction
• Using The Interpreter Prompt
• Choosing An Editor
• Using A Source File
• Getting Help

Python Basics

• Literal Constants
• Numbers
• Strings
• Python Variables
• Identifier Naming
• Data Types
• Objects
• Logical And Physical Lines
• Indentation
• Quiz - Python Basics

Python Operators and Expressions

• Python Operator Introduction
• Python Operators
• Evaluation Order
• Changing the Order Of Evaluation
• Python Associativity
• Python Expressions
• Python Exercise 1
• Python Exercise 1 Solutions | Questions 1-6
• Python Exercise 1 Solution | Question 7

Python Data Structures

• Data Structures Introduction
• Indexing
• Slicing
• Indexing & Slicing Practice
• Sequences
• List
• Tuple
• Dictionary
• Mutable & Immutable Objects
• Python Exercise 2
• Set
• Data Structures - 2
• More About Strings
• Quiz - Python Data Structures

Python Functions

• Functions Introduction
• Function Example
• Python Built-Ins & Methods - Part 1
• Python Built-Ins & Methods - Part 2
• Python Built-Ins & Methods - Part 3
• Local Variables
• Using The global Statement
• Using nonlocal statement
• Default Argument Values
• Keyword Arguments
• VarArgs parameters
• Keyword-only Parameters
• Functions Advanced
• DocStrings
• Annotations
• Quiz - Python Functions

Python Control Flow

• Control Flow Introduction
• The if statement
• The for loop
• The while Statement & Range Function
• Python Exercise 3
• Exercise 3 Solution
• break & continue statement
• Control Flow Advanced
• Quiz - Python Control Flow

Python Modules

• Modules Introduction
• Byte-compiled .pyc files
• The from ... import ... statement
• A module's __name__
• Making Your Own Modules
• The dir function
• Packages
• Quiz - Python Modules

Problem Solving

• The Problem
• The Solution
• Second Version
• Third Version
• Fourth Version
• More Refinements
• The Software Development Process

Python Object Oriented Programming

• Object-Oriented Programming Introduction
• The self
• Classes
• Object Methods
• The __init__ method
• Class And Object Variables
• Inheritance and Deck of Cards
• Quiz - Python Object Oriented Programming

Python Input Output

• Input-Output Introduction
• Input from user
• Files
• Pickle
• Quiz - Python Input Output

Python Exceptions

• Exception Introduction
• Errors
• Exceptions
• Handling Exceptions
• Raising Exceptions
• Try.. Finally
• The with statement
• Quiz - Python Exceptions

Python Standard Library

• Standard Library Introduction
• sys module
• logging module
• urllib and json modules
• Module of the Week Series
• Quiz - Python Standard Library

Python Miscellaneous

• Passing tuples around
• Special Methods
• Single Statement Blocks
• Lambda Forms
• List Comprehension
• Receiving Tuples and Dictionaries in Functions
• exec and eval
• The assert statement
• The repr function
• Lambda Expression & List Comprehension Exercise

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