Introduction to Python

• Python language characteristics
• The Python execution model

Manipulating string and numeric literals

• Declaring and initialising variables
• Performing arithmetic calculations
• Making decisions and performing iterations
• Formatting and slicing strings

Aggregating related data

• Accessing positional information in lists
• Representing ordered data with tuples
• Consistently handling data collections with iterators

Defining and calling functions

• Positional, keyword and default arguments
• Implementing variable-length argument lists
• Recursing and generator functions

Grouping code into modules

• Importing and reloading modules
• Referencing functions from modules by qualification
• Combining modules into packages

Declaring and modifying classes and objects

• Encapsulating attributes and methods in classes
• Initialising objects with constructors
• Accessing derived data with properties
• Overloading operators

Inheritance and polymorphism

• Reusing functionality through inheritance
• Defining abstract classes and interfaces
• Overriding methods for dynamic behaviour
• Tracing the scope in the namespace
• Enhancing functionality with class decorators

Managing files

• Reading and writing text and binary files
• Importing the OS module for directory management

Exceptions

• Maintaining program control with error handlers
• Detecting errors and raising exceptions