Introduction to Python 3

Learn how to define and use variables in Python.

Learn how to put together expressions, python builtin functions and keywords to write statements.

Learn about the types of errors to expect when programming in Python.

Take a closer look at strings, and string methods.

Learn how to control the flow of execution using if/elif/else statements, and perform looping using the while and for statements.

Review what we've learned in Section 2.

Learn about the list sequence type.

Learn about the Dictionary type.

Learn how to combine if/elif/else with the compound data types list and dict.

Learn how to write and call your own functions.

Review what we've learned in Section 3.

Learn about the Tuple sequence type in Python.

Learn about the Set compound type in Python.

Learn how to read from and write to files in Python.

Learn about how to organize a python program into modules, and how to import a module and symbols in the module.

Take a closer look at how functions work, more flexible ways of defining what arguments a function may take and additional ways in which arguments can be passed to functions.

Review what we've learned in Section 4.

This multiple choice quiz will test your grasp of all of the material covered in this course, so far. You need to answer at least 60% of these questions correctly to pass the test. You have 30 minutes to answer the quiz, so take your time.

Good luck!

Duration: 30 minutes

Minimum Score to pass (percentage): 60

Learn how Python manages objects. Everything in Python is an object. Learn about Object creation, deletion and lifetimes.

Learn how python manages symbol names in namespaces, and about scope resolution using the LEGB Rule.

Learn basic Object Oriented Programming using Python.

Learn about some Functional Programming Techniques in Python.

Learn how to handle exceptions, and define your own exceptions in Python.

Learn about string modifiers, especially the 'r' Raw String modifier and the 'f' f-String modifier, which is new in Python 3.

Review what we've learned in Section 5.

Revisit Python Modules, and understand how to create and import Python Packages, which are collections of modules.

Learn about the Python Standard Library, and the various extended data types provided by the collections and itertools packages.

Learn how to define and use Regular Expressions to perform text pattern matching.

Learn about some systems programming packages in the Python Standard Library for controlling the environment and Operating System.

Take a look at some other useful packages in the Python Standard Library.

Take a look at how to install and use third party packages that are not part of the Standard Library.

Learn how to work with date and time values in Python using the datetime package in the Python Standard Library.

Review what we've learned in Section 6.

Learn how to use the pdb interactive debugger.

Learn the basics of Testing, different testing strategies and terminology used in Testing.

Learn how to use the unittest Test Framework in the Python Standard Library.

Learn about Integration and Functional or Acceptance Testing.

End of this course. Review what we've learned in Section 7. Conclusion and Future Directions.

This multiple choice quiz will test your grasp of all of the material covered in this course. You need to answer at least 60% of these questions correctly to pass the test. You have 50 minutes to answer the quiz, so take your time.

Good luck!

Duration: 50 minutes

Minimum Score to pass (percentage): 60