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Politecnico di Milano

Python Programming Fundamentals

Politecnico di Milano via Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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Learn to program in Python from scratch: syntax, control flow, functions, data structures, files and errors, up to small programs that are well organized, tested and readable.

Syllabus

  • Board
  • Week 0
  • Week 1 - Getting Started with Python
  • 1.1 Welcome and Setting Up Your Python Environment
  • 1.2 Basic Syntax: Expressions, Variables, and Types
  • 1.3 Working with Strings and Basic Input/Output
  • 1.4 Control Flow I: if, elif, else and Boolean Logic
  • 1.5 Control Flow II: for Loops and Iteration
  • 1.6 Control Flow III: while Loops and Common Pitfalls
  • 1.7 Case Study: Student Grade Summary and Validation
  • 1.8 Additional readings
  • 1.9 Download Week 1 Notebooks
  • 1.10 Evalution Quiz
  • Week 2 - Functions and Data Structures
  • 2.1 Introducing Functions
  • 2.2 Variables, Scope, and Default Arguments
  • 2.3 Lists: Creating, Indexing, and Modifying Sequences
  • 2.4 Tuples: When and Why to Use Them
  • 2.5 Dictionaries
  • 2.6 Sets
  • 2.7 Combining Data Structures: Practical Patterns
  • 2.8 Case Study: Course Enrollment and Grade Overview
  • 2.9 Additional readings
  • 2.10 Download Week 2 Notebooks
  • 2.11 Evaluation Quiz
  • Week 3 - Working with Files and Errors
  • 3.1 Reading and Writing Text Files
  • 3.2 Processing Simple Structured Text (CSV and Logs)
  • 3.3 What Can Go Wrong? Understanding Exceptions
  • 3.4 Handling Errors with try/except
  • 3.5 Basic Debugging Strategies
  • 3.6 Cleaning Data: First Think Like the Program
  • 3.7 Case Study: Cleaning a Website Access Log
  • 3.8 Additional readings
  • 3.9 Download Week 3 Notebooks
  • 3.10 Evaluation Quiz
  • Week 4 - Organizing, Testing, and Writing Readable Programs
  • 4.1 Modules and Imports: Reusing Code Across Files
  • 4.2 Project Structure for Small Python Programs
  • 4.3 Introduction to Testing Your Code
  • 4.4 Exploring the Standard Library: Selected Highlights
  • 4.5 Writing Readable Code: Style, Naming, and Documentation
  • 4.6 From Idea to Program: Planning Before Coding
  • 4.7 Case Study: Personal Reading Tracker
  • 4.8 Additional readings
  • 4.9 Download Week 4 Notebooks
  • 4.10 Evaluation Quiz
  • Additional resources

Taught by

Giacomo Fiumara

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