python_intro

date	w01d01
duration	75
maintainer	zwmiller
order	5
title	Optional Python Review

Sample Lesson Plan

• (65m) Python Style and Datatype Review
• (10m) Importing with Python Example

Learning Objectives

With the Python Review and Best Practices notebook, students should be able to:

• Write a function that requires use of a: list, set, and dictionary.
• Understand at a high level the concept of immutability
• Have an understanding of how each data type is converted to a boolean, and how to check each type for existence
• Use loop and enumerate to operate on sequential data.
• Write a python function.
• Document code effectively.
• How to handle errors using try-except or raise

After the Importing with Python section, the students should know how to:

• Import a module
• Use from x import y
• Understand the basics of namespaces

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