Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP-30-02) Cert Prep

Introduction

• Become a certified entry-level Python programmer
• What you should know

1. Computer Programming and Python Fundamentals

• Fundamentals of Python
• Writing and executing Python code
• Python code structure
• PEP 8 style guidelines and indentation
• Variables and literals
• Output messages to the console
• Defining numerical representations
• Working with strings
• Using operators
• Receiving input data from the console

2. Control Flow: Conditional Blocks and Loops

• Using conditional blocks with if
• Using the while loop
• Using the for loop
• Working with ranges
• Changing the natural flow in loops
• Using else with loops
• Nesting loops and conditions

3. Data Collections: Tuples, Dictionaries, and Lists

• Introduction to data collections
• Working with lists
• Advanced techniques with lists
• Using tuples
• Working with dictionaries
• Iterating through dictionaries
• Mixing data collections

4. Functions and Exceptions

• Introduction to modularization
• Modularize your code with functions
• Defining parameters and arguments
• Using and creating generators
• Introduction to exceptions
• Using exceptions and try-except

Conclusion

• The Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer exam information