Installing Python 3

Introduction to Programming and Python

Writing our First Program

Configuring the PATH variable

Compiling Code into Executables

Choosing a Code Editor

Casting Data Types

Understanding Python Data Types

Python Literals

Understanding Variables

Putting it All Together

Our First Programming Steps

Preparing Our Coding Environment

Python Operators

Basic Python Vocabulary

Good Programming Techniques

Assignment Operator

Relational Operators

Arithmetic Operators

Combination, String, and Bitwise Operators

Making Change

Basic Input and Output

Print Parameters Sep, End, and File

Getting data with Input

Output with Print

Using fileinput to Read Files

Putting Input and Output to Use

Formatting Text Output

Conditionals and Loops in Python

Branching Code with Conditionals

Iterating Code with While Loops

Conditional and Loop Control

Iterating Code with For Loops

Understand Python Strings

Creating the Game Hangman

Escape Characters for Strings

Storing and Manipulating Strings

Operators and String Functions

Encoding Strings with ASCII, Unicode, and UTF-8

Ordering Values in Lists

Named Values in Dictionaries

Lists and Dictionaries in Python

Working with Dictionaries

Introduction to Functions in Python

Using Collections in Practice

Invoking Functions

Importing Functions

Defining Functions

Recursive Functions

Advanced Python Functions

Python Variable Scope

Mapping, Filtering, and Reducing

Lambda Functions

Yielding Python Functions

Sorting Functions

Importing Modules

Writing Modules

Using Import and Modules

Installing Packages with Pip

Handle Exceptions with Python

Understanding Exceptions and Assertions

Else, Finally, and the Exception Object

Handling Errors with Try and Except

Exception Object Hierarchy

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming with Python

Classes and Objects

Understanding Methods

Using Objects in Practice

Advanced Object-Oriented Programming with Python

Introspection Methods

Serializing Objects

Understanding Attributes

Reading and Writing Files

Inheritance

Opening Files and File Objects

Writing to Stream File Objects

Reading Stream File Objects

Binary Reading and Writing

Using the Constructor Method

Reading and Writing Files in Practice