1. Introduction 05:14
Welcome 01:32
Understanding prerequisites for Python 02:04
Using the exercise files 01:38
2. Python Quick Start 33:29
Getting started with "Hello World" 04:43
Selecting code with conditionals 04:45
Repeating code with a loop 04:13
Reusing code with a function 02:43
Creating sequences with generator functions 02:46
Reusing code and data with a class 04:39
Greater reusability with inheritance and polymorphism 07:17
Handling errors with exceptions 02:23
3. Setting Up Python 17:01
Installing Python 3 and Eclipse for Mac 08:45
Installing Python 3 and Eclipse for Windows 08:16
4. General Syntax 28:00
Creating a main script 03:27
Understanding whitespace in Python 04:08
Commenting code 03:28
Assigning values 03:37
Selecting code and values with conditionals 04:46
Creating and using functions 03:54
Creating and using objects 04:40
5. Variables, Objects, and Values 31:23
Understanding variables and objects in Python 02:46
Distinguishing mutable and immutable objects 02:41
Using numbers 03:34
Using strings 06:38
Aggregating values with lists and tuples 04:55
Creating associative lists with dictionaries 04:24
Finding the type and identity of a variable 04:45
Specifying logical values with True and False 01:40
6. Conditionals 09:42
Selecting code with if and else conditional statements 02:22
Setting multiple choices with elif 02:14
Understanding other strategies for multiple choices 02:38
Using the conditional expression 02:28
7. Loops 11:26
Creating loops with while 01:27
Iterating with for 03:54
Enumerating iterators 03:22
Controlling loop flow with break, continue, and else 02:43
8. Operators 23:28
Performing simple arithmetic 02:14
Operating on bitwise values 03:30
Comparing values 03:32
Operating on Boolean values 02:59
Operating on parts of a container with the slice operator 06:52
Understanding operator precedence 04:21
9. Regular Expressions 11:34
Using the re module 01:04
Searching with regular expressions 03:12
Replacing with regular expressions 03:29
Reusing regular expressions with re.compile 03:49
10. Exceptions 09:10
Learning how exceptions work 01:18
Handling exceptions 04:15
Raising exceptions 03:37
11. Functions 23:01
Defining functions 06:23
Using lists of arguments 02:26
Using named function arguments 04:32
Returning values from functions 01:55
Creating a sequence with a generator function 07:45
12. Classes 47:29
Understanding classes and objects 05:12
Using methods 06:12
Using object data 10:04
Understanding inheritance 05:11
Applying polymorphism to classes 07:13
Using generators 09:48
Using decorators 03:49
13. String Methods 18:54
Understanding strings as objects 03:25
Working with common string methods 05:24
Formatting strings with str.format 05:31
Splitting and joining strings 02:49
Finding and using standard string methods 01:45
14. Containers 25:27
Creating sequences with tuples and lists 04:06
Operating on sequences with built-in methods 05:50
Organizing data with dictionaries 04:56
Operating on character data with bytes and byte arrays 10:35
15. File I/O 11:46
Opening files 02:04
Reading and writing text files 04:33
Reading and writing binary files 05:09
16. Databases 21:27
Creating a database with SQLite 3 06:56
Creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting records 07:31
Creating a database object 07:00
17. Modules 18:27
Using standard library modules 08:00
Finding third-party modules 05:47
Creating a module 04:40
18. Debugging 23:11
Dealing with syntax errors 08:19
Dealing with runtime errors 04:00
Dealing with logical errors 04:22
Using unit tests 06:30
19. Building a Database 19:56
Application Normalizing a database interface 06:39
Deconstructing a database application 08:09
Displaying random entries from a database 05:08
Conclusion 00:29
Goodbye 00:29