MCA 106 Python Programming Notes for GGSIPU MCA Sem 2

Written by Prateek Talwar, Founder, Unnati Educations · Reviewed by Ritik Rawat, B.Tech, Senior Full Stack Developer · Checked against the MCA Scheme of Examination and Detailed Syllabus (BoS 28 Jul 2025) · Updated 13 October 2026 · Editorial policy

Scheme: MCA (2 years), USIC&T scheme for affiliated institutes | Applies to: Academic Session 2025-26 onwards | Verified against: MCA Scheme of Examination and Detailed Syllabus, ipu.ac.in (BoS 28 Jul 2025, AC 01 Aug 2025)

MCA 106 Python Programming at a glance: GGSIPU MCA Sem 2 credits, units and exam pattern

Printed as MCA-106, Python Programming is one of three compulsory Sem 2 theory papers, with MCA 102 and MCA 104. See all GGSIPU MCA Semester 2 papers.

Re-appear rules follow Ordinance 11 on ipu.ac.in, which governs the MCA programme.

MCA 106 Python Programming Notes unit-wise: 174 solved programs with output across 4 units

These MCA 106 Python Programming IPU notes keep each unit in syllabus order and close it with an Exam Corner and a Quick Revision Sheet. All 174 programs carry line numbers and real output, and 73 figures explain ideas like the LEGB rule. Notes for every other paper of the course sit under GGSIPU MCA notes. The sample PDF above shows a page from each unit.

lock = threading.Lock()
def deposit():
    global balance
    for _ in range(100):
        with lock:                      # one thread at a time
            temp = balance; balance = temp + 1

lock = threading.Lock()
def deposit():
    global balance
    for _ in range(100):
        with lock:                      # one thread at a time
            temp = balance; balance = temp + 1

from functools import reduce
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
print(list(map(lambda x: x * x, nums)))          # [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
print(list(filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0, nums)))  # [2, 4]
print(reduce(lambda a, b: a + b, nums))          # 15

from functools import reduce
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
print(list(map(lambda x: x * x, nums)))          # [1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
print(list(filter(lambda x: x % 2 == 0, nums)))  # [2, 4]
print(reduce(lambda a, b: a + b, nums))          # 15

Short-circuit vs lazy evaluation in Python: excerpt from page 22 of the MCA 106 notes

Do the MCA 106 notes cover the full GGSIPU syllabus?

Yes. Every official MCA-106 topic group, from command-line arguments to SQL joins, has its own section in the notes; no gap found.

Official source: MCA scheme of examination and syllabus, affiliated institutes, 2025-26 onwards.

The official PDF gives no unit titles, only Unit I to IV, so unit names here are the notes' own. Every course in GGSIPU notes is mapped to its official syllabus the same way.

How to write MCA 106 answers: definition-plus-syntax short answers and program-with-output long answers

The notes give two formats. A short answer is a definition plus one example or syntax line, in four to six lines. A long answer runs: definition, syntax, a diagram or flowchart, a program with output, then advantages or a comparison table.

Mistakes the notes flag in program answers:

• sys.argv[1] + sys.argv[2] with inputs 10 and 20 prints 1020; arguments are strings, so convert with int().
• t.run() instead of t.start() runs the code in the main thread; no new thread starts.

For recursion, mark the base and recursive cases in comments and draw the call stack. Practise this format on GGSIPU MCA important questions.

MCA 106 exam corner: 133 short-answer and 42 long-answer solved questions by unit

The printed labels follow an older pattern; under the 2025-26 scheme read them simply as "short" and "long".

1. Unit 1: How is a generator different from a normal function? Pointer: it uses yield, pauses after each value and keeps its state; a normal function returns once and ends.
2. Unit 2: Differentiate read(), readline() and readlines(). Pointer: whole file as one string, the next line, a list of all lines.
3. Unit 3: Why is a generic except Exception written last? Pointer: handlers are checked top to bottom, so placed first it hides every specific handler.
4. Unit 4: Differentiate DELETE and DROP. Pointer: DELETE removes rows and keeps the table; DROP TABLE removes structure and data.

The MCA 106 notes solve 133 short-answer and 42 long-answer questions across 4 units, plus 174 programs with output.

More practice sits in the MCA 106 important questions.

Who writes and checks the MCA 106 Python notes?

• Prateek Talwar, author and editor. Founder, Unnati Educations; Associate Company Secretary (ACS), ICSI, membership no. 58704, since 15 May 2019; B.Com, University of Delhi (School of Open Learning), 2012. Author profile
• Ritik Rawat, subject reviewer for the Python code and outputs. Senior Full Stack Developer, Unnati Educations; B.Tech.

These GGSIPU MCA Sem 2 Python Programming notes are mapped to the USIC&T scheme for affiliated institutes from 2025-26 and were last updated on 13 October 2026. Our editorial policy explains how notes are checked. The same team prepares GGSIPU important questions for every course.

MCA 106 and the MCA 166 Python lab, plus other GGSIPU MCA Sem 2 papers

Paired lab: MCA 166 Python lab notes, a 1-credit practical (L 0, T/P 2) in the same semester.

The official MCA-166 course outcomes draw on the theory units like this:

• CO1, constructs and OOP: Unit 1 basics and Unit 3 classes.
• CO2, data structures and string functions: Unit 2.
• CO3, file and exception handling: Unit 2 files and Unit 3 exceptions.
• CO4 and CO5, data visualisation and GUI apps with a database: Unit 4 NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Tkinter and sqlite3.

Other Sem 2 papers: MCA 102 Data and File Structures and MCA 104 Object Oriented Software Engineering, one Core Elective I (MCA 108 to 126), one Open Elective I (MCA 128 to 134).

MCA 106 Python notes FAQs

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