Basic Python, Level II

Basic Python, Level II is a two week course. We continue our development of basic programming concepts by introducing collections, iteration, and branching.

• Collections We introduce the four types of basic collections in Python: sets, lists, tuples, and dictionaries. Most of our focus in Level II will be lists.

• Iteration Repeating the same block of code multiple times is called iteration. We introduce three main patterns of iteration in basic Python. Two are used in for loops and the other is while loops.

• Branching Branching statements are used to change the normal flow of execution based on some condition. We introduce branching as a standard technique for controlling the flow of execution. We also examine the boolean data type.

Prerequisites: Basic Python, Level I