Python Programming

Unit I: Introduction Data, Expressions, Statements. Introduction to Python and installation, variables, expressions, statements, Numeric data types: Int, float, Boolean, string. Basic data types: list - list operations, list slices, list methods, list loop, mutability, aliasing, cloning lists, list parameters. Tuple - tuple assignment, tuple as return value, tuple methods. Dictionaries: operations and methods. Unit II: Control Flow, Loops Conditionals: Boolean values and operators, conditional (if), alternative (if - else), chained conditional (if - elif -else); Iteration: statements break, continue. Functions - function and its use, pass keyword, flow of execution, parameters and arguments. Unit III: Advances Functions, Arrays. Fruitful functions: return values, parameters, local and global scope, function composition, recursion; Advanced Functions: lambda, map, filter, reduce, basic data type comprehensions. Python arrays: create an array, Access the Elements of an Array, array methods. Unit IV: Files, Exceptions File I/ O, Exception Handling, introduction to basic standard libraries, Installation of pip, Demonstrate Modules: Turtle, pandas, numpy, pdb, Explore packages.