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Python - no statistics, no fancy modules, just simple Python
Learn the essentials for working with Python.
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unit00
How-to-Base-Python
Find out how this course is supposed to work
Deliverables
Assignments We distinguish between unmarked and marked deliverables (“Studien- und Prüfungsleistung”). Both are required for passing the course, but only the...
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a continuously updated collection of frequently asked questions. What is the expected workload for this course? This course gives 6 ECTS credit poin...
Submission Guidelines
Upload of Your Exercises on ILIAS All your exercise solutions must be uploaded in the following ILIAS folder: Submission/SS_2025 Make sure your folder and ...
unit01
| LM | Introduction |
Setting up Python and auxiliary programs for operating Python and introducing a few tools if you get stuck.
| LM | User Interface |
Python can be used in various development environments, providing flexibility for different types of users. These interfaces allow programmers to write, test...
| EX | Installing Libraries |
What are Libraries? In programming, libraries are collections of pre-written code that provide reusable functions, classes, and methods to perform common ta...
Assignment
Python Basics – Practice Tasks This worksheet introduces Python and helps you get started with the first steps of programming. Follow the tasks carefully an...
unit02
| A | Assignment |
Please save your solution for Exercise 1 as a PDF file named unit02_ex1.pdf and place it in the unit02 folder. Then complete Exercises 2 to 5 and write your...
unit03
Overview
In this unit, you’ll learn essential programming tools to process data and make decisions. 📘 Topics Strings: Functions and Methods Working with tex...
| LM | Introduction |
Strings are everywhere—from names to file paths. In this unit, you’ll learn how to use string functions and methods to work with text more effectively.
| LM | Logical Operators |
Logical operators in Python are used to combine multiple conditions and perform logical operations. These operators are fundamental for decision-making in yo...
| LM | Comparison Operators |
Comparison operators in Python allow you to compare values and determine their relationships. These operators are fundamental in making decisions and control...
| LM | Mathematical Operators |
Mathematical operators in Python allow you to perform basic arithmetic operations on numbers. These operations are fundamental in any programming language an...
| A | Assignment |
🧹 Strings: Functions and Methods. Simple operators Please save your solution Exercises 1 to 8 and write your solutions in a single Python script named unit0...
unit04
Overview
In this unit, you’ll explore how to control the flow of a Python program using conditional logic and error handling. 📘 Topics if statements Execute...
| LM | Introduction to Conditionals |
Learn how to control the flow of your Python programs using conditional statements like if, elif, and else.
| LM | if Statement |
In Python, if statements are used to control the flow of a program by executing certain blocks of code only when specific conditions are met. The basic form ...
| LM | if and elif |
The elif statement in Python, short for “else if,” allows you to check multiple conditions in sequence. It provides a way to handle more than just two possib...
| LM | if, elif and else |
The else statement in Python is used to define a block of code that will execute if none of the preceding if or elif conditions are True. The else statement ...
| EX | Exercises |
Introduction This unit focuses on Python’s control flow structures, particularly using if, elif, and else. You’ll create small programs to practice decision...
| LM | try and catch |
try and catch (or except in Python) are considered control structures in programming.hey are part of error handling and allow a program to manage exceptions ...
| A | Assignment |
Conditional Statements and Error Handling in Python Please save your solutions for Exercises 1 to 6 in a single Python script named unit04__ex(1-6)code.py....
unit05
Introduction
In programming, loops are fundamental constructs that allow you to repeat a block of code multiple times without having to write it out repeatedly. They are ...
For-loops
For-loops are the mother of all repeating structures which enable the execution of certain code blocks for multiple times. For-loops are useful if the number...
Looping Trough Lists and Tuples
For-loops are extremely useful when working with lists and tuples, as they allow you to iterate over each element and perform operations on them. Unlike rang...
While-loops
As for loops, while loops are repeating structures which enable the execution of certain code blocks for multiple times. The difference is that for while loo...
Python Exercise - Loops 1
Introduction This unit covers Python loops, focusing on for loops. You will practice using loops to solve various tasks that involve iterating through range...
Python Exercise - Solution 1
Introduction This unit covers Python loops, focusing on for loops. You will practice using loops to solve various tasks that involve iterating through range...
Python Exercise - Loops 2
Introduction This unit covers how to work with user input and loops in Python. You will practice collecting input from the user, performing operations on li...
Python Exercise - Solution 2
Introduction This unit covers how to work with user input and loops in Python. You will practice collecting input from the user, performing operations on li...
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unit06
Introduction
You will learn about different types of data storing in objects.
Python Exercise - Operators and Data Structures
Introduction This unit covers Python’s data structures, including vectors (lists), data frames (using pandas), matrices, arrays, lists, and factors. You wil...
Python Exercise - Solutions
Introduction This document contains solutions to the tasks related to data structures in Python. Let’s go through each task and its solution step-by-step. ...
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unit07
Introduction to CSV
You will learn what a csv file is and how to use it in a dataframe.
CSV
“Torture the data, and it will confess to anything.” – Ronald Coase
unit08
Introduction
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a fundamental programming paradigm based on the concept of ...
Creating graphs
“No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the people for whom the object is intended.” - Adrian Forty
unit09
Introduction
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a fundamental programming paradigm based on the concept of “objects,” which...
unit10
unit99
Spotlights on Base Python
Overview and the Very Basis Base Python is the foundational aspect of the Python programming language, encompassing its syntax, semantics, and basic features...