Python: Basic to Advanced Syllabus

Basics

1. Introduction to Python

• What is Python

• Installation & setup

• Writing and running first program

• Python syntax basics

2. Variables & Data Types

• Variables and naming rules

• Built-in data types:

• int, float, complex

• str

• bool

• Type conversion (casting)

3. Operators

• Arithmetic operators

• Comparison operators

• Logical operators

• Assignment operators

• Identity operators (is, is not)

• Membership operators (in, not in)

4. Input and Output

• input() function

• Output formatting

• f-strings

• .format()

5. Control Flow

• if, elif, else

• Nested conditions

• match-case (Python 3.10+)

6. Loops

• for loop

• while loop

• Loop control statements:

• break

• continue

• pass

Data Structures & Strings

7. Strings

• String creation

• Indexing & slicing

• String methods

8. Lists

• Creating lists

• Indexing & slicing

• List methods

• Nested lists

9. Tuples

• Tuple creation

• Immutability

• Packing & unpacking

10. Sets

• Set operations

• Methods

11. Dictionaries

• Key-value pairs

• Dictionary methods

• Nested dictionaries

Functions & Modularity

12. Functions

• Defining and calling functions

• Parameters and arguments

• Return values

13. Advanced Function Concepts

• Default arguments

• Keyword arguments

• Variable-length arguments (*args, **kwargs)

• Lambda functions

• Recursion

14. Modules

• Importing modules

• Built-in modules

• Creating custom modules

15. Packages

• Package structure

• __init__.py

Object-Oriented Programming

16. Classes and Objects

• Defining classes

• Creating objects

• __init__ method

• Instance attributes

17. OOP Concepts

• Encapsulation

• Abstraction

• Inheritance

• Polymorphism

18. Advanced OOP

• Class variables vs instance variables

• Class methods and static methods

• Dunder (magic) methods

Advanced Python Concepts

19. Iterators

• Iterable vs iterator

• __iter__() and __next__()

20. Generators

• yield keyword

• Generator functions

21. Comprehensions

• List comprehensions

• Dictionary comprehensions

• Set comprehensions

22. Decorators

• Function decorators

• Nested functions

Error Handling & File Handling

23. Exception Handling

• Errors vs exceptions

• try, except

• Multiple exceptions

• else, finally

• Raising exceptions

24. File Handling

• Opening files (open)

• Modes (r, w, a, etc.)

• Reading and writing files

• Working with text files

Testing & Debugging Basics

25. Debugging

• Common errors

• Debugging techniques

26. Testing

• Basic unit testing concepts