Introduction to Python Using Jupyter Notebooks

This is a collection of Jupyter Notebooks for teaching Python programming with an emphasis on the fundamentals of Cyber Operations. It's not meant to be a complete Python textbook, but rather an organized reference guide to allow you to see interactive examples on specific Python topics.

Python 3.8.x is currently shipping with Ubuntu 20.04.x.

Topics

1. Introduction
   • Using Jupyter Notebooks
   • Your first Python program
     
     
2. Basic operations
   • Variables, assignment statements, expressions
   • Reading console input
   • Numeric data types
   • Operator precedence
   • Strings
   • Type conversions
   • Formatted String Literals (f-strings)
     
     
3. Built-in Functions and Objects
   • Common functions
   • Objects and methods
     
     
4. Branch Logic
   • Boolean data types
   • if statements
   • if - else statements
   • if - elif - else statements
   • Logical operators (and, or, not)
   • Operator precedence
     
     
5. Iteration (Loops)
   • for loop
   • while loop
   • Nested loops
   • break and continue
     
     
6. User Defined Functions
   • Introduction
   • Defining functions
   • Calling functions
   • Arguments and parameters
   • Variable scope
     
     
7. Collections: Lists, Dictionaries, Sets, Tuples
   • Creating
   • Accessing data
   • Functions - returning multiple values
   • Functions - pass by value; pass by reference
     
     
8. File I/O
   • Modes: read ('r'), write ('w'), append('a')
   • Writing and closing: write(), close()
   • Ways to read: read(), readline(), readlines()
     
     
9. Hashing
   • Hashing strings
     
     
10. Exception Handling
    • Catching exceptions
    • Raising exceptions
      
      
11. Recursion
    • Introduction
    • Examples
      
      
12. OOP
    • User defined classes
      
      
13. Misc Topics