Lessons 1: Introduction

• Learning Objectives
• Approach
• Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Conventions

Lessons 2: Introducing Python

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

Lessons 3: Data Types

• Numerical Data
• Strings
• Lists
• Booleans

Lessons 4: Control Statements

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

Lessons 5: Functions

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

Lessons 6: Lists and Tuples

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

Lessons 7: Dictionaries and Sets

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

Lessons 8: Object-Oriented Programming

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

Lessons 9: Modules, Packages and File Operations

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

Lessons 10: Error Handling

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

Appendix: PCAP Exam Objective

Appendix: PCEP-30-01 Exam Objective

Appendix: PCEP-30-02 Exam Objective

Introducing Python

• Using the Print Method
• Displaying a Statement Multiple Times
• Using Variable Assignment
• Using Variables and Assigning Statements
• Displaying the Multiplication Table

Data Types

• Using Arithmetic Operators
• Performing String Slicing Tasks
• Working with Strings
• Manipulating Strings Using the strip Method
• Working with Lists
• Using Boolean Operators

Control Statements

• Working with the if Statement
• Working with the while Statement
• Using the for Loop and the range Function
• Using Nested Loops

Functions

• Working with Function Arguments
• Using Lambda Functions

Lists and Tuples

• Using List Methods
• Using Tuple Methods

Dictionaries and Sets

• Arranging and Presenting Data Using Dictionaries
• Combining Dictionaries
• Creating Intersections of Elements in a Collection

Object-Oriented Programming

• Defining Methods in a Class
• Creating Class Attributes
• Creating Class Methods and Using Information Hiding
• Overriding Methods
• Practicing Multiple Inheritance

Modules, Packages, and File Operations

• Using Resources in a Module

Error Handling

• Identifying Error Scenarios
• Handling Errors
• Creating the Custom Exception Class