Intro to Python

Jupyter Notebook exercises for Python beginners

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These exercises for Python beginners are part of a guided lesson package for H2 Computing students, with a greater focus on picking up Python features quickly.

For exercises with a focus on programming methodology, see Programming in Python.

The exercises are provided here, sans guidance.

Lessons

The following topics are covered:

Basic

1. Basic operators and data types
2. Data manipulation
3. Decision-making and branching; advanced formatting
4. Lists; Iteration and looping
5. Functions; File IO
6. Standard libraries; while loops; files and directories; keyword arguments and default parameters

Advanced

7. dict; tuple; set
8. Recursion
9. Advanced functions; program testing; handling errors

Algorithms

1. Accumulator
2. Ratchet
3. Search (Linear and Binary)
4. Tokenisation
5. Greedy
6. Hash Table