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Here’s a comprehensive and detailed list of topics, subtopics, and syntax elements you
need to learn to master Python programming, including enum and other advanced features:
1. Basic Syntax and Fundamentals
Hello World Program
Basic Data Types: int, float, str, bool, complex
Variables: Declaration, initialization
Operators:
o Arithmetic (+, -, *, /, //, %, **)
o Relational (==, !=, >, <, >=, <=)
o Logical (and, or, not)
o Bitwise (&, |, ^, ~, <<, >>)
o Assignment (=, +=, -=, *=, /=, //=, %=, **=, &=, |=, ^=, <<=, >>=)
o Unary (-, +, ~)
Control Flow Statements:
o if, elif, else
o while
o for
o break, continue, pass
o List comprehensions
o Generator expressions
Input and Output:
o print()
o input()
o Formatting strings (f-strings, % operator, str.format())
2. Data Structures
Lists:
o List operations (indexing, slicing, concatenation, repetition)
o List methods (append(), extend(), insert(), remove(), pop(), clear(),
index(), count(), sort(), reverse(), copy())
o List comprehensions
Tuples:
o Tuple operations (indexing, slicing, concatenation, repetition)
o Tuple methods (count(), index())
Sets:
o Set operations (union, intersection, difference, symmetric difference)
o Set methods (add(), remove(), discard(), pop(), clear(), update(),
intersection_update(), difference_update(),
symmetric_difference_update(), issubset(), issuperset(),
isdisjoint())
Dictionaries:
o Dictionary operations (accessing, adding, updating, deleting keys/values)
o Dictionary methods (keys(), values(), items(), get(), update(), pop(),
popitem(), clear(), setdefault())
Strings:
o String operations (concatenation, slicing, formatting, escaping characters)
o String methods (upper(), lower(), capitalize(), title(), swapcase(),
find(), rfind(), index(), rindex(), count(), replace(), split(),
rsplit(), splitlines(), join(), strip(), lstrip(), rstrip(),
partition(), rpartition(), startswith(), endswith(), isalnum(),
isalpha(), isdigit(), islower(), isupper(), isspace(), istitle())
3. Functions and Modules
Function Definitions:
o def keyword
o Function arguments (positional, keyword, default, variable-length: *args,
**kwargs)
o return statement
o Annotations and type hints
Lambda Functions:
o Syntax
o Use cases
Built-in Functions:
o Common built-in functions (len(), range(), type(), isinstance(), id(),
dir(), help(), sum(), max(), min(), abs(), round(), pow(), sorted(),
reversed(), enumerate(), zip(), map(), filter(), reduce() from
functools)
Modules and Packages:
o Importing modules (import, from ... import ...)
o Aliasing modules (import ... as ...)
o Creating and using custom modules
o Standard library modules (e.g., math, random, os, sys, time, datetime, json,
csv, re, itertools, functools, collections, statistics)
4. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Classes and Objects:
o Class definition (class keyword)
o Object instantiation
o __init__ method
Attributes and Methods:
o Instance attributes
o Instance methods
o Class attributes and methods (@classmethod)
o Static methods (@staticmethod)
o Special methods (__str__, __repr__, __len__, __getitem__, __setitem__,
__delitem__, __iter__, __next__, __contains__, __call__, __enter__,
__exit__, etc.)
Inheritance:
o Single inheritance
o Multiple inheritance
o Overriding methods
o super() function
Polymorphism:
o Method overriding
o Method overloading (not natively supported, but achievable)
Encapsulation:
o Private and protected members
o Getter and setter methods
Abstraction:
o Abstract base classes (abc module)
Enums:
o Defining enums (enum module)
o Enum members and attributes
5. Exception Handling
Try-Except Block:
o try, except, else, finally
Raising Exceptions:
o raise keyword
Custom Exceptions:
o Creating custom exception classes
6. File I/O
Reading and Writing Files:
o Open a file (open())
o Read from a file (read(), readline(), readlines())
o Write to a file (write(), writelines())
o File modes ('r', 'w', 'a', 'b', 't')
File Context Managers:
o Using with statement for file operations
7. Advanced Data Structures
Collections Module:
o namedtuple
o deque
o Counter
o defaultdict
o OrderedDict
o ChainMap
Iterators and Generators:
o Iterator protocol (__iter__(), __next__())
o Generator functions (yield keyword)
o Generator expressions
8. Functional Programming
Higher-Order Functions:
o Functions as first-class citizens
o map(), filter(), reduce() (from functools)
Decorators:
o Function decorators
o Class decorators
9. Concurrency
Threading:
o module
threading
o Creating and managing threads
o Thread synchronization (Lock, RLock)
Multiprocessing:
o multiprocessing module
o Process creation
o Inter-process communication (Queue, Pipe)
Asyncio:
o Asynchronous programming with asyncio
o async and await keywords
o Creating coroutines
10. Networking
Socket Programming:
o Creating sockets
o Client-server model
o socket module
HTTP Requests:
o requests module for making HTTP requests
11. Web Development
Flask:
o Creating a simple web application
o Routes and request handling
o Templates and static files
Django:
o Project setup
o Models, Views, Templates
o Forms and validation
o Admin interface
12. Data Science and Machine Learning
NumPy:
o Arrays and matrices
o Array operations
Pandas:
o DataFrames and Series
o Data manipulation and analysis
Matplotlib/Seaborn:
o Data visualization
Scikit-Learn:
o Machine learning algorithms
o Model training and evaluation
13. Testing
Unit Testing:
o unittest module
o Writing test cases
o Running tests
PyTest:
o Writing and running tests
o Fixtures and parameters
Mocking:
o Using unittest.mock for mocking objects
14. Automation and Scripting
Regular Expressions:
o re module
o Pattern matching and searching
Web Scraping:
o BeautifulSoup and requests
o Scrapy framework
Automating Tasks:
o os and shutil modules for file operations
o subprocess module for running system commands
15. Advanced Topics
Metaprogramming:
o Metaclasses
o Dynamic class creation
Memory Management:
o Reference counting
o Garbage collection
o gc module
Decorators and Context Managers:
o Writing custom decorators
o Creating context managers with contextlib
Type Hints and Annotations:
o Static type checking with mypy
o Function and variable annotations
Summary
This list covers a broad range of topics and subtopics essential for mastering Python. Studying
these systematically will provide a strong foundation in Python programming, enabling you to
handle a variety of tasks, from basic scripting to advanced application development.