Python

Python Course Outline

1. Introduction to Python

• What is Python?
  • Overview and features
• Setting Up Python
  • Installing Python
  • Setting up a development environment (IDE or text editor)
• Running Python Code
  • Python interpreter and script execution

2. Basic Python Syntax

• Variables and Data Types
  • Integers, floats, strings, and booleans
• Operators
  • Arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators
• Basic Input/Output
  • Reading from and writing to the console
• Comments
  • Single-line and multi-line comments

3. Control Flow

• Conditional Statements
  • if, elif, and else statements
• Loops
  • for loops
  • while loops
  • Loop control statements (break, continue)

4. Functions

• Defining Functions
  • Syntax and parameters
• Return Values
  • Returning values from functions
• Scope and Lifetime
  • Local and global variables
• Lambda Functions
  • Anonymous functions

5. Data Structures

• Lists
  • Creating, indexing, and manipulating lists
• Tuples
  • Immutable sequences
• Dictionaries
  • Key-value pairs and methods
• Sets
  • Unique collections and set operations

6. Modules and Packages

• Importing Modules
  • Standard libraries and third-party modules
• Creating Packages
  • Organizing code into packages
• Module Management
  • Using pip for package management

7. File Handling

• Reading and Writing Files
  • File operations (open, read, write, close)
• Working with File Paths
  • Using os and pathlib modules
• Handling Exceptions
  • Using try, except, finally

8. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Classes and Objects
  • Creating and using classes
• Inheritance
  • Extending classes
• Encapsulation and Abstraction
  • Private attributes and methods
• Polymorphism
  • Method overriding and overloading

9. Advanced Topics

• Decorators
  • Function and class decorators
• Generators
  • Yielding values from functions
• Context Managers
  • Using with statement

10. Working with Libraries and Frameworks

• Data Analysis with Pandas
  • DataFrames, Series, and data manipulation
• Numerical Computation with NumPy
  • Arrays and mathematical operations
• Web Development with Flask/Django
  • Basics of web frameworks and building simple web applications
• APIs and Requests
  • Making HTTP requests using requests library