Certified Entry-Level Python ProgrammerThe Complete Beginner's Guide

Introduction to Python and Environment Setup

Objective 1.1 · Understand the Python programming environment and fundamental concepts.

Python Basics: Comments, Print, and Input

Objective 1.2 · Use comments, print(), and input() functions.

Variables and Basic Data Types

Objective 2.1 · Understand variables and basic data types: integers, floats, strings, booleans.

Numeric Operators and Type Conversion

Objective 2.2 · Perform arithmetic operations and convert between numeric types.

String Operations and Methods

Objective 2.3 · Manipulate strings using indexing, slicing, and built-in methods.

Logical and Relational Operators

Objective 3.1 · Use comparison and logical operators to build conditions.

Conditional Statements: if, elif, else

Objective 3.2 · Create conditional execution paths using if, elif, and else.

While Loops and Loop Control

Objective 3.3 · Write while loops and control loops using break, continue, and else.

For Loops and the range() Function

Objective 3.4 · Use for loops with range() to iterate over sequences.

Iterating Over Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries

Objective 3.5 · Iterate over lists, tuples, dictionaries, and strings.

Lists: Fundamentals and Operations

Objective 4.1 · Create and manipulate lists using indexing, slicing, and methods.

Tuples and Dictionaries

Objective 4.2 · Work with tuples and dictionaries: creation, access, and methods.

Defining and Calling Functions

Objective 5.1 · Define custom functions using def, parameters, and return values.

Function Scope and Argument Types

Objective 5.2 · Understand local vs global scope, positional and keyword arguments.

Exception Handling Basics

Objective 5.3 · Use try-except blocks to handle common exceptions.

Simple File Operations

Objective 5.4 · Read from and write to text files using open() and close().