Learning Python

Being a student of mechanical engineering, i have been avoiding to learn programming seriously.
Although I am familiar with C++ and C, now I am learning Python from EdX course. Notes of which I will attach here. This is for my reference only. I like to type as I listen as it helps me focus on one thing. Generally I get distracted easily.

My python notes

·         Course Schedule

https://studio.edx.org/asset-v1:UTAx+CSE1309x+2016T1+type@asset+block@2016_01_08_syllabus.pdf

Ends at march 17, hoping to complete it in February itself.

Submit Assignments and appear for exams in due time.

Learning Outcomes:  Upon completing this course you will be able to:

Ø  Understand Python expressions and statements

Ø  Get user-input data and manipulate it.

Ø   Understand simple and compound data types such as integers, floats, strings, lists, dictionaries, and tuples. 

Ø  Implement structures such as if statements and loops

Ø  Read from and write to external data files using Python.

Ø   Implement functions and call built-in Python functions.

Ø  Import and use library function modules from the Python library.

Ø  Handle programming errors and exceptions.

Ø  Implement useful and fun programs such as searching, sorting, and solving Sudoku and crossword puzzles

Do these exercises after course is complete(if necessary).

http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html#mode=edit

https://docs.python.org/3.4/tutorial/

52 Exercises

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

7:41 PM  Thursday, January 14, 2016

Week 1

·       -  Installed python 3.4.3

·         -Difference between IDLE and Shell

·         -IDE- integrated development environment- application that facilitates application development

·         Consists of source code editor, debugger and automation tools

·         -IDLE is IDE for python

·         -Completed python basics and now off to Algorithm vs Program 8:02 pm

·         -Algorithm- description of how to solve a problem, step by step recipe of how to perform a task, can be written in any language, math equations or a computer language. There can be more than one algorithm for a same problem

·         -Program- implementation of an algorithm in a programming language, sequence of instructions to a computer

·         -Algorithm for Converting from Celsius to Fahrenheit>>> 20>>>20*9>>>180/5>>>36+32>>>68

·         -Using text editor in python IDLE

Week 2            2:00pm

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         Variables and identifiers

·     Identifier- a name given to variable, function or an object.

• They are case sensitive.
• Can only contain letters, numbers and underscores.
• Cannot start with a number, shouldn’t use keywords as an identifier
•   Variables- reserved locations in memory to store values
•   Variable types – int(integer), float, str(string), bool, list. Dict(dictionary)
•    Getting input from user
•               Use of prompt is not necessary.
•  user_response=input('Your name?')   or user_response=input() 
• print("I am Sarvil,", user_response)
•       Input() returns a string even if the user types a number.
•      STATEMENTS, Assignments and expressions     
•          Expressions- any section of code that evaluates the value
•          Statement- executable instruction
•          List basics – creating a list
•          List- a sequence that holds number of objects, similar to array in C or C++
• 4:52 AM..signing off