🐍 Python Programming

Complete Python Programming Course from Basics to Advanced

Dr. Nikhil Kumar Rajput

📚 Course Overview

This comprehensive Python programming course covers everything from basic syntax to advanced topics including object-oriented programming, web development, and data analysis.

  • Python Fundamentals & Syntax
  • Data Structures & Control Flow
  • Functions & Modules
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • File Handling & Error Management
  • Libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib

🎯 Learning Objectives

By completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Write efficient Python programs
  • Implement object-oriented solutions
  • Handle files and databases
  • Create data analysis applications
  • Build web applications with Flask
  • Debug and test Python code

💻 Practical Projects

Hands-on projects to reinforce learning:

  • Calculator Application
  • Data Analysis with Pandas
  • Web Scraping Project
  • GUI Application with Tkinter
  • API Development with Flask
  • Data Visualization Dashboard

📊 Assessment Methods

Your progress will be evaluated through:

  • Weekly Programming Exercises (25%)
  • Laboratory Assignments (25%)
  • Mid-term Programming Test (20%)
  • Final Project (20%)
  • Code Reviews & Participation (10%)

🔧 Development Environment

Tools and setup required for the course:

  • Python 3.8+ Installation
  • VS Code or PyCharm IDE
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Git for Version Control
  • Virtual Environment Setup
  • Package Management with pip

📖 Course Materials

  • Python Crash Course by Eric Matthes
  • Automate the Boring Stuff by Al Sweigart
  • Effective Python by Brett Slatkin
  • Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney
  • Flask Web Development by Miguel Grinberg

🚀 Quick Python Example

Here's a taste of what you'll learn:

# Data analysis with Python import pandas as pd import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Load and analyze data data = pd.read_csv('students.csv') average_grades = data.groupby('department')['grade'].mean() # Create visualization plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6)) average_grades.plot(kind='bar') plt.title('Average Grades by Department') plt.ylabel('Grade') plt.show()

📘 Course Units & Lecture Notes

Lecture notes aligned with the University of Delhi (DSC) syllabus. Reference books: S. Taneja and N. Kumar, Python Programming - A Modular Approach (Pearson, 2018); E. Balaguruswamy, Introduction to Computing and Problem Solving using Python (McGraw Hill, 2018).

Unit 1: Introduction to Programming
Syntax, variables, data types, operators and I/O
Unit 2: Creating Python Programs
Conditionals, loops, functions, scope and modules
Unit 3: Built-in Data Structures
Lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries and strings
Unit 4: Object-Oriented Programming
Classes, inheritance, exceptions and files
Unit 5: File and Exception Handling
NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib and a mini project