Python-Fundamentals

I made this repo so that I can brush up on my Python basics and hopefully improve at it.

I plan on trying out and working on projects with Python in the future

Table of content

1. Hello

• How to print
• Get input from user

2. Python-if

• Exercise 1
  • if, elif and else
  • Overlapping Boolean expressions
  • Nested if code blocks
• Excercise 2
  • Print data types
  • Converting Str to Boolean values
  • Converting Int to Boolean values
  • Print boolean results
  • Logical Operators
• Challenge

3. Python-format-strings

• Exercise 1

  • Compare strings
  • Use of quotes in strings
  • Use of escape sequence
  • Raw strings
  • Multi line String
  • Format strings with print()

• Exercise 2

  • 3 ways of using capitalize()
  • Modify the case of the string
  • Counts the no. of times 1 str is found in another
  • Inspect the contents of the str
  • Position of a str inside another str
  • Code that strips empty char's from left, right or both
  • Replace 1 str with another
  • Justify a str

• Exercise 3

  • Format() function's merge feature
  • Formatted string literals, or "f-strings"
  • Format specifiers to control alignment and padding

• Challenge

4. Python-numeric-operations

• Exercise 1

  • type() function
  • isinstance() function
  • type() used like isinstance()
  • Variable can point to anything

• Exercise 2

  • isnumeric()
  • Get user input by using if & isnumeric()

• Exercise 3

  • Mathematical operations
  • Control the default order of operations
  • Investigate division more closely
  • Code to convert a float into an int
  • Code that rounds to a specific decimal place

• Challenge 1

• Challenge 2 - Calculator

5. Python-standard-library

• Exercise 1
  • Class Random
• Exercise 2
  • Add code to import & call the new package's functionality

6. Python-while

• Exercise 1

  • Using optional statements break and else
  • Handle empty input

• Exercise 2

  • Increment while loop
  • Decrement while loop

• Challenge 1

  • Write the code to implement a number guessing game

• Challenge 2

  • Write the code to implement an improved num guessing game

7. Python-lists

• Exercise 1

  • Create a list of values
  • Empty list
  • Use an index to access individual elements
  • Create a slice
  • Reverse and sort list
  • Treat the list like a queue a list
  • Combine a new list with an existing list
  • Clear all items from a list

• Exercise 2

  • Test a value for inclusion in a list
  • Loop through the List
  • Break out a for loop
  • Use an else statement
  • Use a continue statement
  • Create nested for loops
  • Choose randomly from a list

• Challenge

  • Deal a deck of cards to players

8. Python-functions

• Exercise 1

  • Add code to the code file to create and call a small function
  • Update the code from the previous step and add code to accept an input parameter
  • Modify the function call to leave out the argument
  • Update the code example to include a 2nd optional input parameter
    • Add a new function that returns a value
    • Add a new function that returns a list
    • Add a new function that demonstrates variable scope in a function

• Exercise 2

  • Using *args and **kwargs

• Exercise 3

  • Importing the file deck.py
    • Using its function to create a set of cards and printing them

• Challenge