Python Programming for Beginners - Learn in 100 Easy Steps

Python is one of the most popular programming languages. Python offers both object oriented and structural programming features.

We take an hands-on approach using a combination of Python Shell and PyCharm as an IDE to illustrate more than 150 Python Coding Exercises, Puzzles and Code Examples.

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In more than 150 Steps, we explore the most important Python Programming Language Features

• Basics of Python Programming - Expressions, Variables and Printing Output

• Python Operators - Python Assignment Operator, Relational and Logical Operators, Short Circuit Operators

• Python Conditionals and If Statement

• Methods - Parameters, Arguments and Return Values

• An Overview Of Python Platform

• Object Oriented Programming - Class, Object, State and Behavior

• Basics of OOPS - Encapsulation, Inheritance and Abstract Class.

• Basics about Python Data Types

• Basics about Python Built in Modules

• Conditionals with Python - If Else Statement, Nested If Else

• Loops - For Loop, While Loop in Python, Break and Continue

• Immutablity of Python Basic Types

• Python Data Structures - List, Set, Dictionary and Tuples

• Introduction to Variable Arguments

• Basics of Designing a Class - Class, Object, State and Behavior. Deciding State and Constructors.

• Introduction to Exception Handling - Your Thought Process during Exception Handling. try, except, else and finally. Exception Hierarchy. Throwing an Exception. Creating and Throwing a Custom Exception.

Step By Step Details

Introduction To Python Programming With Multiplication Table

• Step 01 - Getting Started with Programming

• Step 02 - Introduction to Multiplication Table challenge

• Step 03 - Break Down Multiplication Table Challenge

• Step 04 - Python Expression - An Introduction

• Step 05 - Python Expression - Exercises

• Step 06 - Java Expression - Puzzles

• Step 07 - Printing output to console with Python

• Step 08 - Calling Functions in Python - Puzzles

• Step 09 - Advanced Printing output to console with Python

• Step 10 - Advanced Printing output to console with Python - Exercises and Puzzles

• Step 11 - Introduction to Variables in Python

• Step 12 - Introduction to Variables in Python - Puzzles

• Step 13 - Assignment Statement

• Step 14 - Tip - Using formatted strings in print method

• Step 15 - Using For Loop to Print Multiplication Table

• Step 16 - Using For Loop in Python - Puzzles

• Step 17 - Using For Loop in Python - Exercises

• Step 18 - Getting Started with Programming - Revise all Terminology

Introduction To Methods - MultiplicationTable

• Step 00 - Section 02 - Methods - An Introduction

• Step 01 - Your First Python Method - Hello World Twice and Exercise Statements

• Step 02 - Introduction to Python Methods - Exercises

• Step 03 - Introduction to Python Methods - Arguments and Parameters

• Step 04 - Introduction to Python Method Parameters - Exercises

• Step 05 - Introduction to Python Method - Multiple Parameters

• Step 06 - Getting back to Multiplication Table - Creating a method

• Step 07 - Tip - Indentation is king

• Step 08 - Introduction to Python Method - Puzzles - Named Parameters

• Step 09 - Introduction to Python Method - Return Values

• Step 10 - Introduction to Python Method - Return Values - Exercises

Introduction To Python Platform

• Step 01 - Writing and Executing your First Python Script

• Step 02 - Python Virtual Machine and bytecode

Introduction To PyCharm

Step 01 - Installing and Introduction to PyCharm
Step 02 - Write and Execute a Python File with PyCharm
Step 03 - Execise - Write Multiplication Table Method with PyCharm
Step 04 - Debugging Code with PyCharm
Step 05 - PyCharm Tips : Tool Windows
Step 06 - PyCharm Tips : Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Numeric Data Types and Conditional Execution

Step 01 - Introduction to Numeric Data Types
Step 02 - Exercise - Calculate Simple Interest
Step 03 - Introduction to Numeric Data Types - Puzzles
Step 04 - Introduction to Boolean Data Type
Step 05 - Introduction to If Condition
Step 06 - Introduction to If Condition - Exercises
Step 07 - Logical Operators - and or not
Step 08 - Logical Operators - and or not - Puzzles
Step 09 - Introduction to If Condition - else and elif
Step 10 - if, else and elif - Menu Exercise - Part 1
Step 11 - if, else and elif - Menu Exercise - Part 2
Step 12 - if, else and elif - Puzzles

Text in Python

Step 01 - Text in Python - Methods in str class
Step 02 - Data Type Conversion - Puzzles
Step 03 - Strings are immutable
Step 04 - There is no seperate Character data type
Step 05 - String moduleEDIT
Step 06 - Exercise - is_vowel, print lower case and upper case characters
Step 07 - String - Exercises and Puzzles
Step 08 - String - Conclusion

Python Loops

Step 01 - For loop basics
Step 02 - For loop exercise 1 - is_prime
Step 03 - For loop exercise 2 - sum_upto_n
Step 04 - For loop exercise 3 - sum of divisors
Step 05 - For loop exercise 4 - print a number triangle
Step 06 - Introduction to while loop in Python
Step 07 - While loop - Exercises
Step 08 - Choosing a Loop - Menu Exercise
Step 09 - Loops - Puzzles - break and continue

Beginner Tips

Tip 1 - Using Predefined Python Modules
Tip 2 - Loop - Getting Index Element
Tip 3 - Python is Strongly Typed and Dynamic Language
Tip 4 - Beginners Mistakes - Shadowing
Tip 8 - Defining Equality for Classes
Tip 5 - Beginners Mistakes - Indentation
Tip 6 - PEP8 - Python Style Guide
Tip 7 - PEP20 - Zen of Python

Introduction To Object Oriented Programming

Step 00 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming - Section Overview
Step 01 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming - Basics
Step 02 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming - Terminology - Class, Object, State and Behavior
Step 03 - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming - Exercise - Online Shopping System and Person
Step 04 - First Class and Object - Country class
Step 05 - Create Motor Bike Python Class and a couple of objects
Step 06 - Class and Objects - a few Puzzles
Step 07 - Constructor for MotorBike class
Step 08 - Constructor for Book class - Exercise
Step 09 - Constructors - Puzzles
Step 10 - Class and Objects - Methods and Behavior
Step 11 - Exercise - Enhance Book class with copies
Step 12 - Class and Objects - Methods and Behavior - Puzzles on self
Step 13 - Advantages of Encapsulation
Step 14 - Everything is Object in Python

Python Data Structures

Step 01 - Python Data Structures - Why do we need them?
Step 02 - Operations on List Data Structure
Step 03 - Exercise with List - Student class
Step 04 - Puzzles with Strings Lists
Step 05 - List Slicing
Step 06 - List Sorting, Looping and Reversing
Step 07 - List as a Stack and Queue
Step 08 - List with a custom class - Country and representation
Step 08 - List with a custom class - Part 2 - sorting, max and min
Step 09 - List Comprehension
Step 10 - Introduction to Set
Step 11 - Introduction to Dictionary
Step 12 - Exercise with Dictionary - Word and Character Occurances
Step 13 - Puzzles with Data Structures

Object Oriented Programming Again

Step 01 - OOPS Basics Revised
Step 02 - Designing a Fan Class
Step 03 - Object Composition - Book and Reviews
Step 04 - Why do we need Inheritance
Step 05 - All classes in Python 3 inherit from object
Step 06 - Multiple Inheritance
Step 07 - Creating and Using an Abstract Class
Step 08 - Template Method Pattern with Recipe Class
Step 09 - A Quick Revision

Error Handling with Python

Step 01 - Introduction to Error Handling - Your Thought Process during Error Handling
Step 02 - Basics of Exception Hierarchy
Step 03 - Basics of Error Handling - try except
Step 04 - Handling Multiple Errors with Multiple except blocks
Step 05 - Error Handling - Puzzles - Exception Details and
Step 06 - Error Handling - finally and else
Step 07 - Error Handling - Puzzles 2
Step 08 - Raising Exceptions
Step 09 - Raising Custom Exceptions
Step 10 - Exception Handling Best Practices

Final Tips

Tip 1 - Math Module and Decimal Class
Tip 2 - Statistics Module - find mean and median
Tip 3 - Collections Module - deque for Queue and Stack
Tip 4 - Methods and Arguments - Basics
Tip 5 - Methods and Arguments - Keyword Arguments
Tip 6 - Methods and Arguments - Unpacking Lists and Dictionaries
Tip 7 - Creating Custom Modules and Using Them