Test Your Skills In Python Language

An interactive way to introduce the world of computer programming

Key Features

More than 400 questions for testing skills in Python

Topics covered in sequence for novice readers

Getting started section gives a good start and overview

Questions are represented topic-wise so that a Python programmer can directly go for testing a particular topic

Multiple choice questions with True/False options also

Questions based on output help to learn the programming skills and various in-built functions in Python

Better understanding through detailed explanation

Solved Model test papers help to learn theory questions

Description
This book gives you an opportunity to check your proficiency in Python by answering the questions in this book. The Programs/commands presented in this book are executed using Python version 3.5.2. The questions are categorized based on various facts of programming in python. The aim is to cover the topics in depth. Detailed explanation of each question helps even a novice learner.

What will you learn

Data types, Control flow instructions, console & File Input/Output

Strings, list & tuples, List comprehension

Sets & Dictionaries, Functions & Lambdas

Dictionary Comprehension

Modules, classes and objects, Inheritance

Operator overloading, Exception handling

Iterators & Generators, Decorators, Command-line Parsing

Who this book is for
Students, Programmers, researchers, and software developers who wish to learn the basics of Python programming language.

Table of Contents
1. Input-Output
2. Operators and Expressions
3. Decision Control statements
4. Functions
5. Loops
6. Lists
7. Strings
8. Sets and Dictionaries
9. Tuples
10. Classes
11. Files
12. Graphics
13. In-built functions
14. Miscellaneous
15. Appendix A: Python keywords and their use
16. Appendix B: Operators in Python and their precedence
17. Appendix C: Libraries in Python and common functions
18. Bibliography
19. Model Test Paper 1 (Solved)
20. Model Test Paper 2 (Solved)
21. Model Test Paper 3 (Unsolved)
22. Model Test Paper 4 (Unsolved)

About the Author
Dr. Shivani Goel is an educator and researcher since last 17 years. She has done graduation, post-graduation and doctorate in Computer Science and engineering from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Presently she is working as a professor at Bennett University, Greater Noida, U.P., India. Her research areas are artificial intelligence, software engineering, algorithms, data structures and programming. She has guided many these at post graduate and doctorate level. She has guided many thesis at post graduate and doctorate level. She has more than 60 research publications in International/ National Conferences and reputed Journals. Counselling students and motivating them for better learning is her passion.