Python: Strong fundamentals

Functions, Classes & Modules

Session 1:

• Introduction
• Use case of python.
• Comparison with other programming language.
• Python interpreter and console.

Session 2:

• Basic data structure.
1. int, float, str
2. possible operations on above data types.
• Variables.
• Dynamic typing.

Session 3:

• Basic programming constructs.
• Conditions like if,else,elif
• Loops like while, break,for,continue.
• Interactive mode
1. file mode
2. dir mode
3. type
4. help
• Advanced data structure
1. List
2. tuple
3. dictionary
4. frozenset
5. set

Session 4:

• range and xrange
• dictionary
• python std library(basic introduction)
1. os
2. sys
• exercise

Session 5:

• functions(advanced)
1. Syntax or prototype of function
2. Invocation or how to call a function
3. Parameter passing
4. Parameter passing with names.
5. Idea of passing reference.
6. Recursion.
7. Nesting of functions.

Session 6:

• Object oriented concepts.
• Python objects.
• Classes.
• creation of objects.
• Inheritance.
• Class attributes.
• Operator overloading.

Session 7:

• Modules
1. .py files & .pyc files
• Basic exception handling
1. significance
2. Common exceptions.
3. Usage : try,except,raise,else,finally.

Session 8:

• File handling
1. open,read, write and delete files.
• Exercise