Python Programming

The module COMP517 Programming Fundamentals will cover the following concepts in programming using the programming language Python as an illustration:

• Core imperative programming ideas: sequence, assignment and variables
• Selection, functions and parameters
• Data types and operators
• Iteration
• Strings and arrays
• Multi-dimensional arrays, lists, sets and dictionaries
• Object-oriented programming: encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism
• Input/Output and exception handling
• Functions, recursion and functional programming
• Dynamic data structures: linked lists, queues and stacks

The following material may help you to prepare for this module:

• For videos covering data types, variables, selection, iteration, strings, arrays, functions and recursion see

  Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing: Python from Scratch.
  https://open.cs.uwaterloo.ca/python-from-scratch/ Links to an external site.

• For texts and exercises covering data types, variables, selection, iteration, strings, arrays, functions and recursion see

  Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing: Computer Science Circles (Python). University of Waterloo, 2023. https://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca  Links to an external site. [accessed 2023-06-19].

• A more extensive introduction to Python is provided by

  Learn Python: Learn the basics. learnpython.org, 2023.
  https://www.learnpython.org Links to an external site. [accessed 2023-06-19]

• For texts and exercises covering all the language constructs listed in the COMP517 syllabus see

  W3 Schools: Python Tutorial. Refsnes Data, 2023.
  https://www.w3schools.com/python/default.asp Links to an external site. [accessed 2023-06-19].