Introduction to Python Programming for Non-Programmers

After completing this course, you will be able to: • Understand the different types of Python applications • Recognize source code for a console application • Use the interactive shell • Manage source files • Fix both syntax and runtime errors • Compile and run a program • Code statements, add comments, and organize code into functions • Name and assign values to variables • Author expressions • Include special characters • Use predefined Python functions • Use relational and logical operators • Code and nest if statements • Use loops • Create and call functions • Provide arguments for functions • Use standard modules • Plan functions in a program with hierarchy charts • Gain techniques for debugging more easily, including setting breakpoints • Create, sort, and use lists of one or multiple dimensions • Create and use tuples • Read, write, and manage files – both text and binary • Work, in great detail, with various string, numeric, and date/time types