Python PCEP: Pass Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer

Interpreter, compiler, lexis, semantics, syntax, Keywords, etc.

Literal - Integer, Boolean, Floats, scientific notation, string

comment

print()

input()

Other numeral systems - binary, decimal, octal, and hexadecimal

Aritmetic(numeric) operators -> +, -, *, /, //, %, **

String Operators: +, *

assignments and shortcut operators

bitwise operators: ~ & ^ | << >>

Boolean operators: or, and, not

Boolean expressions

relational operators ( == != > >= < <= ), building complex Boolean expressions

accuracy of floating-point numbers

basic i/o (input and output) operations using - input(), print(), int(), float(), str(), len() functions

format print() output with end= and sep= arguments

type casting

basic calculations

simple strings: constructing(create), assigning, indexing, immutability

multiple conditional statements - multiple if statement

the pass instruction

Loops: while, for, range(), in

Iteration - iterating through sequences

loops continued: while-else, for-else

nesting loops and conditional statements

controlling loop execution: break, continue

lists in detail: indexing, slicing, basic methods (append(), insert(), index()) and functions (len(), sorted(), etc.), del instruction, iterating lists with the for loop, initializing, in and not in operators, list comprehension, the difference between copying and cloning

lists in lists: matrices and cubes

tuples: indexing, slicing, building, immutability

tuples vs. lists: similarities and differences, lists inside tuples and tuples inside lists

dictionaries: building, indexing, adding and removing keys, iterating through dictionaries as well as their keys and values, checking key existence, keys(), items(), and values() methods

strings in detail: escaping using the \ character, quotes, and apostrophes inside strings, multi-line strings, basic string functions.

return and yield keywords, returning results,

the None keyword,

recursion

parameters vs. arguments,

positional keyword and mixed argument passing,

default parameter values

converting generator objects into lists using the list() function

name scopes, name hiding (shadowing), the global keyword

Exam Code: PCEP-30-01

Exam Level: Entry

Pre-requisites: None

Duration: 45 minutes (exam) + approx. 5 minutes (Non-Disclosure Agreement/Tutorial)

Number of Questions: 30

Format: Single-choice and multiple-choice questions, drag & drop, gap fill | Python 3. x

Passing score: 70%

Language: English

Delivery Channel: OpenEDG Testing Service

knowledge of operators - unary, binary, bitwise, boolean, relational operators, simple strings, data type, evaluation, I-O, etc.

Control Flow - Loops, If, While, for, break, continue, pass

Data collections - Lists, tuples, dictionaries, strings

Functions - Arguments, Parameters, recursion, scope, global, positional arguments, Keyword arguments, None, yield, default parameter, etc.

The course will be of great help for students who want to clear Microsoft 98-381 exam for Python.

This course will also test you if you are ready to start your reparation for PCAP.