What is Python? – History of Python – Features of Python – Obtaining Python – Installing Python – Running Python – Comparing Python

Program Output, the print Statement, and "Hello World!" - Program Input and the raw_input() Built-in Function – Comments – Operators - Variables and Assignment – Numbers - Strings - Lists and Tuples – Dictionaries - Code Blocks Use Indentation - if Statement - while Loop - for Loop and the range() Built-in Function - Files and the open() Built-in Function - Errors and Exceptions – Functions – Classes – Modules

Statements and Syntax - Variable Assignment – Identifiers - Basic Style Guidelines - Memory Management - First Python Application - Python Objects: Python Objects - Standard Types - Other Built-in Types

Operators - Built-in Functions - Conditionals and Loops - if statement - else Statement - While Statement - for Statement - break Statement - continue Statement

What Are Functions? - Calling Functions - Creating Functions - Passing Functions - Formal Arguments - Positional Arguments - Default Arguments - Why Default Arguments? - Default Function Object Argument Example - Variable-length Arguments