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.