Basics of Python Programming - 2nd Edition : Learn Python in 30 days (Beginners approach)

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgement
Preface
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Python Variables, Datatypes and Operators
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   Python installation
      Exploring Python
      Example 1.1: Program to print Hello World
      Variable declaration and getting user input in Python
         Example 1.2: Example of user input
      Example 1.3: Addition of two numbers
      Example 1.4: Write a program to swap two values
      Python datatypes
         Example 1.5: Example of integer, float, string datatypes, and type conversion
   Operators in Python
      Example 1.6: Arithmetic operators in Python
      Relational operators
         Example 1.7: Relational operators in Python
      Logical, bitwise and assignment operators
         Example 1.8 Example of logical, bitwise, left shift, right shift and assignment operators
      Identity operators
         Example 1.9: Example of is and isnot identity operator
      Membership operators
         Example 1.10: Using the membership operator
      Precedence of operators
      type() function in Python
         Example 1.11: Write a program for the type() function
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
2. Conditions and Loops
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   If condition
      Example 2.1: Example of if condition
      Example 2.2: Example of if condition using and, or operators
      Example 2.3: Example of checking conditions using and, or operators
   Nested-if condition
      Example 2.4: Example of nested-if conditions to find the greatest of three numbers
   Loops
      Example 2.5: Example of a while loop
      Example 2.6: Sum of first five numbers using the while loop
      Example 2.7: Demonstrating break statement in a while loop
      Example 2.8: Example for finding a palindrome number using a while loop
      Example 2.9: Multiplication of a number using a while loop
      Example 2.10: Example of for loop
      Example 2.11: Example of the list and for loop
      Example 2.12: Print the numbers using range() function in for loop
      Example 2.13: Write a program to display odd numbers using for loop
      Example 2.14: Write a program using for loop with arrays
      Example 2.15: Find the factorial of a number using for loop
      Example 2.16: Program to find the sum of all numbers stored in a list using for loop
      Example 2.17: Finding prime number taking input from the user
   Break and continue statement
      Example 2.18: Write a program to display the prime numbers from 1 to 20 using for loop
   Conclusion
   Questions
   Points to remember
3. Arrays and Functions
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   Arrays
      Example 3.1: Write a program for arrays using append() function
      Example 3.2: Example of membership operator in
      Example 3.3: Example of in operator and if condition
      Example 3.4: Example of len() function in array
      Example 3.5: Display values from 0 to 9 using for loop
      Example 3.6: Display values from 0 to 9 using arrays and append() function
   Functions
      Example 3.7: Passing parameters in a function
   Local and global variables in functions
      Example 3.8: Local and global variable
      Example 3.9: Write a program for a variable having global scope
      Example 3.10: Write a calculator program using the concept of functions
      Example 3.11: Function returning the absolute value of a number
      Example 3.12: Write a program to sort array elements
      Example 3.13: Write a program to find the square of a number using functions
   Lambda function
      Example 3.14: Adding numbers using the lambda function
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
4. Lists, Tuples, Iterators Generators, and Sets
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   Lists
      Example 4.1: Example of using the append() function in lists
   Slicing
      Example 4.2: Example of slicing a list and for storing multiple data items
      Example 4.3: Example of Slicing using double colon for list sequences
   Tuples
      Example 4.4: Example for concatenation of tuples
      Example 4.5: Nested tuples
   Python iterators
      Example 4.6: Write a program to print a list of courses using iterators
      Example 4.7: Write a program using iterators through loops
   Python generators
      Example 4.8: Write a program for generators
      Example 4.9: Simplify the Example 4.8 using loops
   Sets
      Example 4.10: Example of a set and its operations
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
5. Dictionaries and Modules
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   Dictionaries in Python
      Example 5.1: Write a program for the dictionary
      Example 5.2: Accessing values in a dictionary using index and arrays
      Example 5.3: Dictionary example for addition and deletion of key-value pairs
      Nested dictionary
         Example 5.4: Example of nested dictionary
      Example 5.5: Counting the number of digits, lowercase, uppercase, and vowels in a sentence
         pop() method in a dictionary
      Example 5.6: Example of pop() method in dictionary
   Modules
      Example 5.7: Using modules
      Example 5.8: Example of using dictionary using modules
      Example 5.9: Example of importing mathematical functions in a module
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
6. File Handling and Databases
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   File and modes used in file handling
      Example 6.1: Example for reading a file
      Example 6.2: Example for reading every line of the file
      Example 6.3: Write data into file using w mode
      Example 6.4: Write a program to illustrate append mode
   Databases
      Data definition language
      Data query language
      Data manipulation language
      Data control language
      Transaction control language
      Example 6.5: Write a program for database and table creation
      Example 6.6: Program to insert a record into a table
      Example 6.7: To read records from the table and display them
      Example 6.8: Write a program to update the data
      Example 6.9: Write a program to delete the data
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
7. Object-Oriented Programming
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   Classes and objects
      Example 7.1: Writing a program for class and objects
      Example 7.2: Writing a program for functions in a class
   Inheritance
      Example 7.3: Writing a program for inheritance
   Overriding
      Example 7.4: Writing a program for overriding
      Example 7.5: Write a program for inheritance and function overriding
   Encapsulation
      Example 7.6: Write a program for encapsulation restricting access to the private variables
      Example 7.7: Write the aforementioned example using public access specifier
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
8. Regular Expressions, Date and Time
   Introduction
   Regular expression for pattern matching
      Example 8.1: Write a program for substring function using regular expression
      Example 8.2: Regular expression program to search string
      Example 8.3: Write a program to check email ID pattern using the function
      Example 8.4: Write a program for validating string values only
      Example 8.5: Write a program for validating numerical values only
      Example 8.6: Regular expression to validate the mobile number digits
   Date and time functions
      Example 8.7: Write a program to display time
      Example 8.8: Write a program to display datetime using now function
      Example 8.9: Write a program to obtain the calendar month using calendar module
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
9. Exception Handling
   Introduction
   Objectives
   Exception
      Example 9.1: Program of exception error occurred due to inappropriate values
      Example 9.2: Program of exception error raised due to different data types
      Example 9.3: Program of IOError exception
      Example 9.4: Program of ModuleNotFound exception
      Example 9.5: Write a program for division by zero exception
      Example 9.6: Example of assert statement for exception handling
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
10. NumPy and TKinter
   Introduction
   Structure
   Objectives
   1-D array operations using NumPy
      Example 10.1: Write a program to create a simple 1D array from a Python list
      Example 10.2: Finding sum, mean, max, and min functions using NumPy
   Matrix addition and multiplication using NumPy
      Example 10.3: Write a program for matrix addition and multiplication using NumPy
   Fundamentals of Tkinter main application window
      Example 10.4: Example of Tkinter application window
   Label and button widget in Tkinter
      Example 10.5: Create a label and button widget in Tkinter
   Button click event and input from user in Tkinter
      Example 10.6: Example of button click event
      Example 10.7: Example of taking input from a user using the text field
      Example 10.8: Write a program for performing arithmetic operations
   Conclusion
   Points to remember
   Exercises
Appendix: Practice Exercises with Solutions
   Sample programs
   Output prediction
   Multiple choice questions
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