Python Fundamentals

Introduction

• About the Course
• Learning Objectives
• Audience
• Approach
• Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Conventions
• Installation

Introducing Python

• Introduction
• Working with the Python Interactive Shell
• Writing and Running Simple Scripts
• Variables
• User Input, Comments, and Indentations
• Summary

Data Types

• Introduction
• Numerical Data
• Strings
• Lists
• Booleans
• Summary

Control Statements

• Introduction
• Control Statements
• The if Statement
• The while Statement
• while Versus if
• Loops
• The for Loop
• The range Function
• Nesting Loops
• Breaking Out of Loops
• Summary

Functions

• Introduction
• Built-In Functions
• User-Defined Functions
• Function Arguments
• Anonymous Functions
• Summary

Lists and Tuples

• Introduction
• List Syntax
• List Methods
• List Comprehensions
• Tuple Syntax
• Accessing Tuple Elements
• Accessing Tuple Elements
• Tuple Methods
• Summary

Dictionaries and Sets

• Introduction
• Working with Dictionaries
• Additional Dictionary Attributes
• Ordered Dictionaries
• The Basics of Sets
• Set Operations
• Frozen Sets
• Summary

Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction
• A First Look at OOP
• OOP in Python
• Methods in a Class
• Class Versus Instance Attributes
• Class Versus Instance Methods
• Class Inheritance
• Multiple Inheritance
• Summary

Modules, Packages, and File Operations

• Introduction
• Defining Modules
• Imports and Import Statements
• Modules and Packages
• File Operations
• The file Object
• Reading and Writing to Files
• Handling Structured Data
• Summary

Error Handling

• Introduction
• Built-In Exceptions
• Handling Errors and Exceptions
• Custom Exceptions
• Summary

Appendix: PCAP Exam Objective

Appendix: PCEP-30-01 Exam Objective

Appendix: PCEP-30-02 Exam Objective