The Python Programming A-Z Definitive Diploma

Learn how Python variables act as containers for data. They change with the equals sign and descriptive names; Python uses object references with case sensitive naming and top-to-bottom execution.

Learn to assign multiple values to multiple variables in a single line using comma separation, print each value on its own line, and assign the same value to several variables.

Explore numeric literals in Python, including binary, decimal, octal, and hexadecimal formats, and work with integer, float, and complex types through practical examples.

Learn how string literals in Python use single or double quotes for single-line strings, and triple quotes for multiline strings, including character literals and raw strings with prefix r.

Learn to work with integers, floating point numbers, and complex numbers in Python, and use the type function to determine a variable's class and its real and imaginary parts.

Learn how sets in Python are unordered collections of unique items defined by curly braces, with no indexing and duplicates eliminated, producing varying order on each run.

Learn to use Python's print function to output strings and variables, control separators and end parameters, and explore built-in functions in the standard library.

Explore Python string formatting with the format method, using placeholders and positional or keyword arguments for clear outputs. Practice reading input with input() and converting values with int or float.

Master Python arithmetic operators by learning how to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, modulus, floor division, and exponentiation using operators and operands, with examples using variables.

Explore assignment operators in Python, learn how to assign values to variables, and use compound operators for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, including floor division and modulus.

Explore how conditional statements in Python drive decision making, using the if statement to execute code only when a condition is true, with indentation marking the block.

Learn how the Python range function powers for loops by generating number sequences with default start at zero and step of one, and how start, stop, and step customize iteration.

Create lists in Python with the list constructor and the list function, and use the type function. Access items with zero-based and negative indexing, and slicing with start and end.

Explore tuples in Python, a collection of ordered and immutable items that can store multiple data types; learn how to create, index, duplicate values, and convert between tuples and lists.

Learn to determine a tuple’s length with len, display its type, and create single-item tuples with a trailing comma, while mixing strings, numbers, and booleans.

Iterate over a fruit set, print items like apple, fig, and banana, test membership, and add items with add and update, noting random order.