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With effective
Syllabus for Master of Computer Applications, 2nd Semester from academic
Subject Name: Programming in Python year 2020-21
Subject Code: 629403

1. Learning Objectives:
 To develop proficiency in creating based applications using the Python
Programming Language.
 To be able to understand the various data structures available in Python
programming language and apply them in solving computational problems.
 To be able to draw various kinds of data visualization techniques using PyLab,
matplotlib and Pandas
 To be able to understand the creation DB API in Python

2. Prerequisites: Basic Concept of Programming Language

3. Contents:

Unit Course Content Weightage

percentage
Unit Introduction to Python
I
15%
The basic elements of Python, Objects, expressions and numerical
Types, Variables and assignments, IDLE

Branching programs, Strings and Input, Iteration

Structured Types, Mutability and Higher-order Functions: Tuples,

Ranges, Lists and Mutability (Cloning and list comprehension),
Strings, Tuples and Lists, Dictionaries

Unit Functions, Exception, Modules and Files 25%

II Functions: Difference between a Function and a Method, Defining a
Function, Calling a Function, Returning Results from a Function,
Returning Multiple Values from a Function, Functions are First
Class Objects, Pass by Object Reference, Formal and Actual
Arguments, Positional Arguments, Keyword Arguments, Default
Arguments, Variable Length Arguments, Local and Global
Variables, The Global Keyword, Passing a Group of Elements to a
Function, Recursive Functions, Anonymous Functions or Lambdas
(Using Lambdas with filter() Function, Using Lambdas with map()
Function, Using Lambdas with reduce() Function), Function
Decorators, Generators, Structured Programming, Creating our Own
Modules in Python, The Special Variable __name__
Exceptions: Errors in a Python Program (Compile-Time Errors,
Runtime Errors, Logical Errors), Exceptions, Exception Handling,
Types of Exceptions, The Except Block, the assert Statement, User-
Defined Exceptions, Logging the Exceptions
20%
Files: Files, Types of Files in Python, Opening a File, Closing a File,
Working with Text Files Containing Strings, Knowing Whether a

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
With effective
Syllabus for Master of Computer Applications, 2nd Semester from academic
Subject Name: Programming in Python year 2020-21
Subject Code: 629403

File Exists or Not, Working with Binary Files, The with Statement,
Pickle in Python, The seek() and tell() Methods

Unit Classes and Object-oriented Programming 20%

III
Abstract Data Types and classes, Inheritance, Encapsulation and
Information hiding
Mortgages and Extended Examples
Case Study: Banking Application

Unit Advanced Topics I: Data Science and Data Visualization using 15%
IV Python

Data Science Using Python: Data Frame (Creating Data Frame

from an Excel Spreadsheet, Creating Data Frame from .csv Files,
Creating Data Frame from a Python Dictionary, Creating Data from
Python List of Tuples, Operations on Data Frames)
Data Visualization: Bar Graph, Histogram, creating a Pie Chart,
Creating Line Graph

Plotting: Plotting using PyLab, Plotting mortgages and extended

examples
Unit Advanced Topics II: Regular Expressions 25%
V
REs and Python: Regular Expressions, Sequence Characters in
Regular Expressions, Quantifiers in Regular Expressions, Special
Characters in Regular Expressions, Using Regular Expressions on
Files, Retrieving Information from a HTML File
Case Study: Screen Scrapping
Unit Python's Database Connectivity -
VI Verifying the MySQL dB Interface Installation, Working with
(*) MySQL Database, Using MySQL from Python, Retrieving All Rows
from a Table, Inserting Rows into a Table, Deleting Rows from a
Table, Updating Rows in a Table, Creating Database Tables through
Python
Note: (*) Only for Practical exam.
4. Text Book(s):

John V Guttag. “Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python”, 2nd

Edition, Prentice Hall of India
1. R Nageswara Rao, Core Python Programming, 2nd Edition, Dreamtech Press

5. Reference Books:
1) Wesley J Chun, Core Python Applications Programming, 3rd Edition. Pearson
2) Luke Sneeringer, Professional Python, WROX
3) Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne, Robert Dondero, Introduction to Programming
in Python, Pearson

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Subject Name: Programming in Python year 2020-21
Subject Code: 629403

4) Doug Hellmann, The python 3 standard Library by example, Pearson Education

5) Alex Martelli, Python Cookbook, O’REILLY
6) Laura Cassell, Python Projects, WROX
7) Daniel Y Chen, Pandas for Everyone: Python Data Analysis, 1st Edition, Pearson
Eduction

Web Resources:

1) Charles Severance, Python for informatics: www.pythonlearn.com

2) Swaroop C H. "A Byte of Python", http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/python
3) "Python Programming", http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming
4) "The Python Tutorial", http://docs.python.org/release/3.0.1/tutorial/
5) "Learn Python the Hard way", http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
6) Dive into Python 3: http://www.diveintopython.net/

6. Unit wise coverage from Textbook(s):

Unit # Book# Chapter

I 1 Chapter : 2,5 (Except 5.4)
II 2 Chapter :9,16, 17( Pages 441 to 456)
III 1 Chapter : 8
IV 1 Chapter : 11

2 Chapter : 25
V 2 Chapter : 18
VI 2 Chapter : 24 (Pages 663 to 681)

Accomplishment
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
 Ability to create robust applications using the Python programming language
 Ability to create applications for solving computational problems using the Python
Programming Language

Practical List
Tools: Python 3.x, IDLE

Part I: Core Python

A Basics
1 Write a Python Program to Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice –a-versa.
2 Write a program in python to swap two variables without using temporary variable.

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Subject Name: Programming in Python year 2020-21
Subject Code: 629403

3 Write a Python Program to Convert Decimal to Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal

4 Write a program to make a simple calculator (using functions).
5 Write a program in python to find out maximum and minimum number out of three
user entered number.
6 Write a program which will allow user to enter 10 numbers and display largest odd
number from them. It will display appropriate message in case if no odd number is
found.
7 Write a Python program to check if the number provided by the user is an Armstrong
number.
8 Write a Python program to check if the number provided by the user is a palindrome or
not.
9 Write a Python program to perform following operation on given string input:
a) Count Number of Vowel in given string
b) Count Length of string (do not use Len ())
c) Reverse string
d) Find and replace operation
e) check whether string entered is a palindrome or not
10 Define a procedure histogram () that takes a list of integers and prints a histogram to the
screen. For example, histogram ([4, 9, 7]) should print the following:
****
*********
*******
11 Write a program in python to implement Fibonacci series up to user entered number.
(Use recursive Function)
12 Write a program in python to implement Factorial series up to user entered number.
(Use recursive Function)
13 Write a program in Python to implement readline, readlines, write line and writelines
file handling mechanisms.

B. Advanced
14 Write a program in python to implement Salary printing file read operation. (File
format:
Employee No, name, deptno, basic, DA, HRA, Conveyance) should perform below
operations.
a) Print Salary Slip for given Employee Number
b) Print Employee List for Given Department Number
15 Write a program in python to implement Railway Reservation System using file
handling technique. System should perform below operations.
a. Reserve a ticket for a passenger.
b. List information all reservations done for today’s trains.
16 Write a Python program to implement module.
17 Write a program which will implement decorators for functions and methods in
python.
18 Write a program to read CSV file and generate output using HTML table.
19 Write a program to process CSV file using CSV module.
20 Desirable: Write a program to process JSON and XML data.

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21 Create Web Database Application “Address Book” with options to

a) add/ insert a record
b) modify a record
c) display a record
d) delete a record
22 Create Web Database Application “Event Registration” with options to
a) Event Registration
b) Cancel Registration
c) display a record

Part II: Advanced Topic: Data Analysis

1 Perform following operations on a CSV file
a. Create a data frame from csv file, dictionary, List of tuples
b. Operations on Data Frame Shape, head, tail
c. Retrieving rows / columns from data frame
d. Finding maximum and minimum values
e. Displaying statistical information
f. Performing queries
g. Data Analysis using groupby()

Part III: Advanced Topic: Data cleaning

1 Handling dirty data / missing data

Part IV: Advanced Topic: Python for Data Visualization

Library: pylab, matplotlib, seaborn

1
Write a program in python to implement simple interest and compound interest
values on chart using PyLab. Show the difference between both. (Note: Use of
object oriented paradigm is compulsory.)
2 Using a data file, draw
a. Bar Graph
b. Histogram
c. Pie Chart
d. Line Chart
3 Perform following operations on a CSV file
(*) a. Create a data frame from csv file, dictionary, List of tuples
b. Operations on Data Frame Shape, head, tail
c. Retrieving rows / columns from data frame
d. Finding maximum and minimum values
e. Displaying statistical information
f. Performing queries
g. Handling missing data
(*): Topics from Books 2 (Pages 694 to 705)

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Subject Name: Programming in Python year 2020-21
Subject Code: 629403

Part V: Advanced Python Programming: Regular Expressions

1 Write a program in python to implement simple interest and compound interest values
on chart using PyLab. Show the difference between both. (Note: Use of object oriented
paradigm is compulsory.)
a) Recognize following strings bit, but, bat, hit, hat or hut
b) Match any pair of words separated by a single space, that is, first and last names.
c) Match any word and single letter separated by a comma and single space, as in last
name, first initial.
d) Match simple Web domain names that begin with www and end with a “.com” suffix;
for example, www.yahoo.com. Extra Credit: If your regex also supports other high-level
domain names, such as .edu, .net, etc. (for example: www.foothill.edu).
e) Match a street address according to your local format (keep your regex general
enough to match any number of street words, including the type designation). For
example, American street addresses use the format: 1180 Bordeaux Drive. Make your
regex flexible enough to support multi-word street names such as: 3120 De la Cruz
Boulevard.
2 Create utility script to process telephone numbers such that
a. Area codes (the first set of three-digits and the accompanying hyphen) are optional,
that is, your regex should match both 800-555-1212 as well as just 555-1212.
b. Either parenthesized or hyphenated area codes are supported, not to mention optional;
make your regex match 800-555-1212, 555-1212, and also (800) 555-1212.
3 Chapter End Practical List of Wesley J Chun, Core Python Applications Programming,
3rd Edition. Pearson

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