Advanced Python Programming Notes Outline
Page 1: Overview of Python Programming
Introduction to Python
o History and evolution of Python
o Python's philosophy and design principles
o Applications: web development, data science, automation, etc.
Basic Syntax Review
o Data types, variables, and operators
o Control flow (loops, conditionals)
o Functions and lambda expressions
Page 2: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python
Classes and Objects
o Defining classes, constructors, and instance methods
o Class variables vs. instance variables
Inheritance and Polymorphism
o Single and multiple inheritance
o Overriding methods and the super() function
Special Methods (Magic Methods)
o Operator overloading (__add__, __str__, etc.)
o Using __new__, __init__, and __del__
Page 3: Advanced Class Design
Encapsulation and Properties
o Getters and setters using @property
o Private, protected, and public members
Decorators and Metaclasses
o Class decorators (@classmethod, @staticmethod)
o Custom metaclasses and use cases
Dynamic Attribute Access
o __getattr__, __setattr__, __dir__
Page 4: Functional Programming Concepts
Higher-Order Functions
o Using functions as arguments and returning functions
Map, Filter, and Reduce
o Functional operations for data processing
Lambda Functions and Closures
o Creating anonymous functions
o Use cases for closures in callbacks
List Comprehensions and Generator Expressions
o Writing concise list comprehensions
o Lazy evaluation with generators
Page 5: Modules and Packages
Creating and Using Modules
o Importing built-in and custom modules
o Understanding __name__ and module execution
Organizing Code with Packages
o Structuring code into packages and subpackages
Virtual Environments and Package Management
o Using venv and pip for managing dependencies
o Installing and publishing packages with PyPI
Page 6: Exception Handling and Debugging
Exception Handling Mechanisms
o try, except, else, finally clauses
o Custom exceptions and raising exceptions
Logging and Debugging Techniques
o Using logging for debugging and tracking issues
o Python's pdb module for interactive debugging
Assertions and Unit Testing
o Using assert statements for testing conditions
o Writing tests with the unittest and pytest libraries
Page 7: Data Structures and Algorithms
Built-in Data Structures
o Lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries
o Using collections module (deque, Counter, namedtuple)
Advanced Data Structures
o Implementing linked lists, trees, and graphs
o Binary search trees and hash tables
Algorithm Techniques
o Sorting and searching algorithms
o Dynamic programming and recursion
Page 8: Asynchronous Programming
Asyncio Library
o Understanding coroutines and the async/await syntax
o Event loops and tasks
Concurrent Futures and Threading
o Using concurrent.futures for multi-threading
o Parallelism with multiprocessing module
Event-Driven Programming
o Implementing callbacks and event loops
o Use cases in web servers and GUIs
Page 9: Metaprogramming and Reflection
Dynamic Code Execution
o Using exec() and eval()
Introspection and Reflection
o Accessing and modifying object attributes dynamically
o Working with getattr(), setattr(), and dir()
Using Decorators and Context Managers
o Writing custom decorators
o Managing resources with with and context managers (__enter__, __exit__)
Page 10: Data Science and Machine Learning with Python
Data Analysis Libraries
o Using NumPy for numerical computing
o Data manipulation with pandas
Data Visualization
o Creating plots with matplotlib and seaborn
Machine Learning Libraries
o Overview of scikit-learn for basic ML algorithms
o Introduction to deep learning with TensorFlow and PyTorch
Jupyter Notebooks and Interactive Computing
o Using Jupyter for data analysis and visualization
o Interactive widgets and dashboards
