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PCEP™ - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (Exam PCEP-30-01) - EXAM Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for the PCEP-30-01 exam, which certifies entry-level Python programming skills. The exam consists of 5 sections testing basic concepts, data types/I/O, control flow, data collections, and functions. Each section lists the objectives covered and has a maximum raw score, with the sections together making up the full exam. The exam is currently live but will retire on December 31, 2022.

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PCEP™ - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (Exam PCEP-30-01) - EXAM Syllabus

This document outlines the syllabus for the PCEP-30-01 exam, which certifies entry-level Python programming skills. The exam consists of 5 sections testing basic concepts, data types/I/O, control flow, data collections, and functions. Each section lists the objectives covered and has a maximum raw score, with the sections together making up the full exam. The exam is currently live but will retire on December 31, 2022.

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PCEP™ – Certified Entry-Level

Python Programmer
(Exam PCEP-30-01) – EXAM
SYLLABUS

PCEP-30-01 Exam

Status: Live & Retiring


(Dec 31, 2022)
The exam consists of five sections:

Section 1 → 5 items Max Raw Score: 17 (17%)

Section 2 → 6 items Max Raw Score: 20 (20%)

Section 3 → 6 items Max Raw Score: 20 (20%)

Section 4 → 7 items Max Raw Score: 23 (23%)

Section 5 → 6 items Max Raw Score: 20 (20%)

Last updated: May 25, 2021


Aligned with Exam PCEP-30-01

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Section 1: Basic Concepts (17%)
Objectives covered by the block (5 exam items)

PCEP-30-01 1.1 – Understand fundamental terms and definitions

• interpreting and the interpreter, compilation and the compiler


• lexis, syntax, and semantics

PCEP-30-01 1.2 – Understand Python’s logic and structure

• keywords
• instructions
• indentation
• comments

PCEP-30-01 1.3 – Use and understand different types of literals and


numeral systems

• Boolean, integers, floating-point numbers


• scientific notation
• strings
• binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal numeral systems
• variables
• naming conventions

PCEP-30-01 1.4 – Choose operators and data types adequate to the


problem

• numeric operators: ** * / % // + –
• string operators: * +
• assignment and shortcut operators

Section 2: Data Types, Evaluations, and Basic I/O


Operations (20%)
Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

PCEP-30-01 2.1 – Build complex expressions and determine data type

• unary and binary operators


• priorities and binding
• bitwise operators: ~ & ^ | << >>

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• Boolean operators: not, and, or
• Boolean expressions
• relational operators ( == != > >= < <= )
• the accuracy of floating-point numbers

PCEP-30-01 2.2 – Perform complex Input/Output operations

• the print() and input() functions


• the sep= and end= keyword parameters
• the int(), float(), str(), and len() functions
• type casting

PCEP-30-01 2.3 – Operate on strings

• constructing, assigning, indexing, and slicing strings


• immutability
• quotes and apostrophes inside strings
• escaping using the \ character
• basic string functions and methods

Section 3: Control Flow – conditional blocks and loops


(20%)
Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

PCEP-30-01 3.1 – Make decisions and branch the flow with


the if instruction

• conditional statements: if, if-else, if-elif, if-elif-else


• multiple conditional statements
• nesting conditional statements

PCEP-30-01 3.2 – Perform different types of loops

• the pass instruction


• building loops with while, for, range(), and in
• iterating through sequences
• expanding loops with while-else and for-else
• nesting loops and conditional statements
• controlling loop execution with break and continue

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Section 4: Data Collections – Lists, Tuples, and
Dictionaries (23%)
Objectives covered by the block (7 exam items)

PCEP-30-01 4.1 – Collect and process data using lists

• constructing vectors
• indexing and slicing
• the len() function
• list methods: append(), insert(), index(), etc.
• functions: len(), sorted()
• the del instruction
• iterating through lists with the for loop
• initializing loops
• the in and not in operators
• list comprehensions
• copying and cloning
• lists in lists: matrices and cubes

PCEP-30-01 4.2 – Collect and process data using tuples

• tuples: indexing, slicing, building, immutability


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

PCEP-30-02 4.3 Collect and process data using dictionaries

• dictionaries: building, indexing, adding and removing keys


• iterating through dictionaries and their keys and values
• checking the existence of keys
• methods: keys(), items(), and values()

Section 5: Functions (20%)


Objectives covered by the block (6 exam items)

PCEP-30-01 5.1 – Decompose the code using functions

• defining and invoking user-defined functions and generators


• the return keyword, returning results
• the None keyword
• recursion

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PCEP-30-01 5.2 – Organize interaction between the function and its
environment

• parameters vs. arguments


• positional, keyword, and mixed argument passing
• default parameter values
• name scopes, name hiding (shadowing), and the global keyword

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