Python Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to Python

• Introduction to programming and Python
• Setting up the development environment (installing Python, text editor/IDE)
• Your first Python program: Hello, World!
• Variables and data types
• Basic input and output

Module 2: Control Structures

• Conditional statements (if, elif, else)
• Logical operators
• Loops (for, while)
• Using break and continue

Module 3: Data Structures

• Strings: creation, indexing, slicing, methods
• Lists: creation, indexing, slicing, and methods
• Tuples: creation, indexing, and immutability
• Dictionaries: creation, keys, values, and common methods
• Sets: creation, methods, and applications

Module 4: Functions and Modules

• Defining functions
• Parameters and arguments
• Return statements
• Scope and namespaces
• Importing modules and using built-in functions

Module 5: File Handling

• Reading from and writing to files
• Working with text, binary files, and CSV files
• Using context managers (with statement)

Module 6: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

• Introduction to OOP concepts
• Classes and objects
• Attributes and methods
• Constructors and destructors
• Inheritance and polymorphism

Module 7: Error Handling and Debugging

• Common types of errors
• Using try-except blocks
• Raising and handling exceptions
• Debugging techniques and tools

Module 8: Libraries

• Introduction to popular libraries (e.g., math, statistics, random, time, tkinter)
• Using external libraries to enhance functionality

Module 9: Python Project using DFH