Python Programming Competency (Intermediate level)

Topics covered

• allow built-in functions to work with custom data types
• apply generators to create infinite sequences
• assign attributes to objects of classes
• chain multiple decorators that apply to the same function
• create closures that have access to local state variables
• create shallow copies of lists
• customize decorators that work with functions with different numbers of input arguments
• define getters and setters for each instance variable
• define, invoke, and discard lambdas
• define multiple base classes for a single subclass
• define multiple inheritance levels in classes
• define properties using a simpler syntax
• implement polymorphism in Python
• model an is-a relationship using inheritance
• parse information to create classes using a dictionary
• pass arguments to initialize the state of a class object
• perform multiplication operations on custom objects
• perform shallow and deep copies of sets
• perform shallow and deep copies of tuples
• provide implementations for base class methods
• recall how class variables share memory across objects of a class
• recall the default base class for all Python classes
• recall what it means to pass arguments by reference
• represent objects using customized strings
• specify how deep copies of dictionaries work
• work with class hierarchies
• work with functions that accept any number of arguments
• work with the math and os modules in Python
• work with utility methods on classes
• write simple programs that involve recursive calls