Basics of Programming in PythonLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to - understand basic concepts of programming - implement programs by given requirements - use debugger on error tracking - use 3rd party libraries - use language and library documentation

Content

Python is a modern programming language with clear, and readable syntax, and widely available resources making it an excellent choice as the first programming language. In addition, the language is free to use, and available on all major operating systems. The course covers elementary programming topics: - Variables - If-elif-else statements - While statements - Switch statements - For statement - Random numbers - Functions (no recursion) - Collections - File handling - Elementary object oriented programming