Fundamentals of Python Programming II
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As in other programming languages, functions are crucial for building modular programs. In this week we look at control flow mechanisms and discuss function definition and invocation in Python.
Required Readings
- Guttag Chs 4: Functions, Scoping and Abstraction, 6: Recursion and Global Variables;
Additional Readings
- Guttag Chs 7: Modules and Files, 8: Testing and Debugging, 9: Exceptions and Assertions.
Tutorial
- List and dictionary comprehensions;
- Working with functions in Python.
Assignment 2 (Blackboard)
- Due 09:00 on Monday, 30th November (submission on Blackboard);
- Rename the file from
02_assignment.ipynbto02_assignment_lastname_firstname_studentnumber.ipynbbefore submission.